Recife vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Recife	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$746	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1937	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$330	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$85	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$427	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	20
😀 Quality of life	60	49
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.29M

The cost of living in Recife is 64% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6884th and 8852nd ($746 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Recife compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Recife ranked 20th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5911th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Tripoli

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	Recife	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.91	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.45	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.08	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$227	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$606	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$411	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1420	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$822	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.1	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.07	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.08	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.03	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.57	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.88	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16281	$919

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161