Manchester vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Manchester	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5153	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$186	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3299	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	548K	1.29M

The cost of living in Manchester is 331% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1500th and 8700th ($2137 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Manchester ranked 8th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 76th and 6501st 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	$17.6	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.84	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1425	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$953	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1768	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.95%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5337	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3610	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.64	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.99	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.87	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.7	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.46	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1753	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17390	$1179

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1592
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1776
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1852
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1802
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2069
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1659
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1752
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1529
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1824
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1860
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1844
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1493
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1761
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$2098
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1780
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1552
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1585
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1776
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1670
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1788
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1853
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1789
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1449
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1889
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1809
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1957
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1784
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1797
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1761

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160