Melbourne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
100
34
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.29M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 433% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 829th and 8771st ($2543 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 1st and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tripoli

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Melbourne Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164