Salvador vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Salvador	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$863	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2104	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$379	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$550	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$378	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	57	23
😀 Quality of life	62	35
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.29M

The cost of living in Salvador is 89% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6516th and 8862nd ($863 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Salvador ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5693rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Tripoli

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	Salvador	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.92	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.51	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.42	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.53	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.15	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$598	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.7	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.06%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1920	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1029	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.07	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.9	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.65	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.28	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.66	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.53	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.5	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.82	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.27	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14902	$1048

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$667
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$676
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$568
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$607
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$645
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$548
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$492
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$651
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$589
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$628
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$591
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$614
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$595
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$648
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$488
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$608
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$611
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$726
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$602
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$677
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$687
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$611
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$628
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$609
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$579
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$615
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$598
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$611
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$626
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743

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