Santiago vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santiago	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1075	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2623	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$486	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$869	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$347	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$674	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	20
😀 Quality of life	77	48
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.29M

The cost of living in Santiago is 129% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4828th and 8679th ($1075 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Chile and Libya, respectively. Check Chile vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santiago compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 685th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Tripoli

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	Santiago	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.19	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.46	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.5	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$368	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.39%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2543	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.2	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.76	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.06	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.12	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.09	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.76	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.1	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.2	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$382	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6400	$911

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$763
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$862
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$743
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$699
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$785
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$828
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$825
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1044
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$854
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$888
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$781
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$730
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$450
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$433
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$451
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$450
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$724
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$429
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$768
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$816
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$680
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$747
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$693
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$761
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$782
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$356
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$753
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$686
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$870
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$439
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$794
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$757
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$418
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$776
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$771
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$760
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$368
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$440

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