London vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	98	48
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.29M

The cost of living in London is 607% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 38th and 8679th ($3321 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and Libya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Tripoli

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	London	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$911

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936