Riyadh vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1628
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3587
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$936
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1460
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
78
34
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 241% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3485th and 8771st ($1628 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Libya, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Riyadh compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 899th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riyadh vs Tripoli

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Riyadh Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.94
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.4
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.02
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$999
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$757
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1794
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.5
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.52%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1929
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.79
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.05
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.18
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10912
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164