Medina vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1215
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2317
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$696
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$765
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
20
20
😀 Quality of life
66
45
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.29M

The cost of living in Medina is 162% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4439th and 8801st ($1215 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Medina ranked 4th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3899th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Medina Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.65
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.01
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$338
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$715
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$189
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3743
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1120
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.63
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.69
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$290
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7421
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058