Nicosia vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nicosia Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1302
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3166
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$678
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1282
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$90
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1519
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
20
😀 Quality of life
81
45
🏙️ Population
330K
1.29M

The cost of living in Nicosia is 180% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4211th and 8801st ($1302 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Cyprus and Libya, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Nicosia ranked 1st best city to live in Cyprus vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 494th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nicosia Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.7
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.78
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.47
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1007
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2722
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1984
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.2
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.91
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.26
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.43
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.7
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$416
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6962
$1187

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NicosiaTripoli

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19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1136
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
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37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1368
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1252
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1158
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$1968
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1702
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1551
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$611
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$745
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$386
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$490
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$688
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$776
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1255
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1020
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$597
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$798
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$618
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$712
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$573
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$912
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$598
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$578
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1616
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1502
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$575
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1645
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$489
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$417
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$928
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1531
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647

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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