Manchester vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Manchester	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5312	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1378	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2219	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	548K	1.29M

The cost of living in Manchester is 398% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1330th and 8852nd ($2265 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Libya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Manchester ranked 10th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 107th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Tripoli

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	Manchester	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.26	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1050	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1770	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$271	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5680	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3963	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$120	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.7	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.91	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.7	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1945	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20873	$919

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804

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