Male vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Male Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1321
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2809
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$810
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1372
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.2
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
8
23
😀 Quality of life
64
34
🏙️ Population
133K
1.29M

The cost of living in Male is 177% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4490th and 8771st ($1321 vs $478) 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Male ranked 1st best city to live in Maldives vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 5278th and 8547th 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
$6.01
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.5
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.89
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.24
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$624
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1454
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1116
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.7
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.04%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2242
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1870
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.17
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.3
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$191
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3305
$894

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$268
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$372
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$329
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$278
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$582
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$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
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$313
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$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
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$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
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$297
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$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
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$303
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$318
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$322

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$313
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$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
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$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
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$2127
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$1521
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$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
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$519
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$1317
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$1063
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$1210
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$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
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$1336
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$495
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$1176
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$391
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$1110
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$1176
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$359
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$399
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$1164