Medina vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1168
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2347
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$663
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
23
23
😀 Quality of life
69
35
🏙️ Population
1.41M
1.29M

The cost of living in Medina is 155% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4849th and 8862nd ($1168 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4347th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Tripoli

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Medina Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.5
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$506
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$475
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$591
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.5
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.49%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3269
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1287
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.6
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.06
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.34
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.25
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$78.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.8
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5515
$1048

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$1209
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$1107
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$942
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$775
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$815
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$931
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1074
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$906
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$776
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$354
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$893
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$360
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$479
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$369
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$385
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$448
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1632
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$800
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1853
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$824
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$902
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$665
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$415
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$724
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2002
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1946
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1700
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$283
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$895
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1062
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1936
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1962
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1013
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$865
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1010

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198