Medina vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$853
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2115
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$353
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$656
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$310
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.5
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1630
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
20
20
😀 Quality of life
67
46
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.29M

The cost of living in Medina is 72% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6257th and 8700th ($853 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Libya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3833rd and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.99
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.99
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.04
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$169
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$662
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.4
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.98%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.11
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.02
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$94.6
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.3
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$183
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7706
$1179

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$1123
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$940
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$944
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$828
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$940
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$988
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$895
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1096
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$806
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$278
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$895
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$294
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$393
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$324
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$314
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$333
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1586
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$694
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1536
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$777
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$915
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$640
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$350
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$707
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1657
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1651
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1372
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$306
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$721
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$847
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1607
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1632
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1004
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$934
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$934

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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