Madrid vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Madrid	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2015	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4668	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1177	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2051	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2580	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	20
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	3.42M	1.29M

The cost of living in Madrid is 342% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1962nd and 8852nd ($2015 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Madrid compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 142nd and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Madrid vs Tripoli

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	Madrid	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.72	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1341	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2482	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.1%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8353	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4881	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.51	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.79	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.94	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$678	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12418	$919

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161