Riyadh vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1642
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3429
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$996
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1477
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2566
$291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
71
20
😀 Quality of life
74
48
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 249% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2922nd and 8679th ($1642 vs $470) 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 1.6 months in Riyadh compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1210th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.6
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.36
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1149
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1124
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.8
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.6
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.9
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.3%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.8
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.56
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.02
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.27
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.02
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.95
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$100
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$358
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9649
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936