Salvador vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Salvador	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$705	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1737	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$293	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$447	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$374	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	2.42M	1.29M

The cost of living in Salvador is 52% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6861st and 8801st ($705 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Salvador compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Salvador ranked 7th best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5641st and 6545th 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	$5.22	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.02	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$304	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.1	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$610	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.9	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.5	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.88	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.18	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.9	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.28	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.14	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$217	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10392	$1187

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Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$565
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$564
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$538
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$540
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$530
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$542
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$490
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$444
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$565
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$527
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$510
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$512
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$560
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$522
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$567
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$517
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$591
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$428
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$531
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$551
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$667
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$531
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$610
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$572
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$547
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$547
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$534
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$503
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$548
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$529
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$545
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$554
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058