Riyadh vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1627
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3576
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$931
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1463
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$375
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2496
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
80
49
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 257% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3418th and 8852nd ($1627 vs $455) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 759th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.06
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1007
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1807
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1160
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.8
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.19%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.3
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.73
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.22
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$101
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.5
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$451
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9818
$919

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310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463

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