Recife vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Recife	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$776	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1871	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$386	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$531	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$219	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$552	$317
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	54	20
😀 Quality of life	40	46
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.29M

The cost of living in Recife is 57% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6539th and 8700th ($776 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Recife compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Recife ranked 71st best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6967th and 6501st 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	$4.24	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$15.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.99	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.27	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.89	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$383	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1568	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$974	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.75	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.02	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.18	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.97	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.88	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.49	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.3	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.1	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$287	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18289	$1179

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Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$587
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$532
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$413
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$610
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$585
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$551
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$542
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$669
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$495
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$535
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$589
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$610
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$630
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$557
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$583
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$553
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$597
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$530
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$614
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$602
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$427
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$670
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$523
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$640
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$545
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$567
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$583
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$599
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$573
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$570
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$595
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$606
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$591
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$717
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$412
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$414
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$664
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$580
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$502

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160