Riga vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$568
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
61
20
😀 Quality of life
79
46
🏙️ Population
605K
1.29M

The cost of living in Riga is 136% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4672nd and 8700th ($1169 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Latvia and Libya, respectively. Check Latvia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 580th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Riga Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

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