Sao Paulo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sao Paulo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1115	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2824	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$537	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$943	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$318	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$147	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	96	23
😀 Quality of life	74	35
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.29M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 144% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5003rd and 8862nd ($1115 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Brazil and Libya, respectively. Check Brazil vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2408th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sao Paulo vs Tripoli

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	Sao Paulo	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.85	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.52	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.66	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$631	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1111	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$769	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.97%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2842	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2178	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.2	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.86	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.81	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.77	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.92	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.68	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.87	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.2	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.3	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$494	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16798	$1048

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719

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