Rio de Janeiro vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Rio de Janeiro	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1013	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2476	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$502	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$272	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$491	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	23
😀 Quality of life	67	35
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.29M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 122% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5559th and 8862nd ($1013 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4845th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Tripoli

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	Rio de Janeiro	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.99	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.1	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.8	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.56	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.48	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$574	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$959	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.1	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.13%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1317	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.6	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.62	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.72	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.27	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.86	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.06	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.96	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.6	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$550	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13739	$1048

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$792
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$782
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$537
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$614
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$579
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$733
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$533
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$548
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$652
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$679
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$565
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$709
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$678
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$684
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$585
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$564
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$656
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$565
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$667
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$645
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$643
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$679
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$702
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$562
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$505
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$877
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$631

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198