Melbourne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Melbourne	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5563	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2266	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$528	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$338	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3776	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	98	48
🏙️ Population	4.53M	1.29M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 401% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 933rd and 8679th ($2356 vs $470) 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 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2nd and 6385th 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	$14.4	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.84	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1387	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2874	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8760	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7587	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$128	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$28.4	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.01	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.06	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1612	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18868	$911

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936