Male vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1311
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2822
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$805
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.3
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$866
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
64
35
🏙️ Population
133K
1.29M

The cost of living in Male is 187% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4552nd and 8862nd ($1311 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Maldives and Libya, respectively. Check Maldives vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Male compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5347th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Male vs Tripoli

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Male Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.02
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.65
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.66
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.52
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$810
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1472
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.3
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.01%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1903
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.49
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.8
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.3
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.3
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$41
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$193
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3300
$1048

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$275
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$251
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$269
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$299
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$387
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$350
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$293
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$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
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$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
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$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
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$299
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$331
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$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
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$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327

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$316
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$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
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$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
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$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
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$537
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$1318
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$511
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$1185
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$388
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$1077
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$1308
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$360
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$410
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$1198