Malaga vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Malaga Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1430
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3228
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$851
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1438
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1651
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
24
20
😀 Quality of life
78
45
🏙️ Population
592K
1.29M

The cost of living in Malaga is 208% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3759th and 8801st ($1430 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Malaga ranked 19th best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 708th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Malaga Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.27
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$2.4
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.13
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$969
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$689
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1741
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.1
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6060
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2594
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.46
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.25
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.78
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.68
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.52
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.3
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.58
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.4
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$378
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9532
$1187

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Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1415
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1353
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1347
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1178
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2040
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1316
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$945
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$893
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1395
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$895
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1164
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2087
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1201
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1041
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$889
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1204
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1141
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1073
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$930
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1196
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1100
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1197
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1164
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$517
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1255
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$679
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1220
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1359
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1316
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1358
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1170
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1165
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$801
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$449

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058