Riyadh vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3539
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$946
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1446
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2285
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
70
23
😀 Quality of life
78
35
🏙️ Population
7.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Riyadh is 257% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3529th and 8862nd ($1632 vs $457) 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 879th and 8518th 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
$8.06
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1000
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$763
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1845
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1133
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.5
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.6
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.1
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2922
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.3
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.34
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.71
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.31
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.38
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.23
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$57
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9443
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487

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