Madrid vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Madrid	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2089	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4820	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1219	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2088	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2681	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	98	23
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	3.51M	1.29M

The cost of living in Madrid is 357% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1805th and 8862nd ($2089 vs $457) 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Madrid ranked 1st best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 190th and 8518th 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	$16.8	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1000	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2540	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1720	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8795	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4558	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.28	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.67	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.06	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.63	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.8	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$702	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14237	$1048

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Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198