Sao Paulo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sao Paulo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1042	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2664	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$480	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$881	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$460	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	64	48
🏙️ Population	12.4M	1.29M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 122% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5031st and 8679th ($1042 vs $470) 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 0.4 months in Sao Paulo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sao Paulo ranked 2nd best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4799th and 6385th 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	$7.49	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$357	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1043	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$696	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.6	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.78%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2704	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1879	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.8	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.42	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.04	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.79	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.7	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$464	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12031	$911

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$768
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$695
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$733
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$744
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$680
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$690
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$766
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$600
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$711
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$668
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$669
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$674
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$669
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$695
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$645
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$682
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$680
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$651
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$652
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$652
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$675
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$680
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$662
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$677
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$687
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$700
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$678
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$761
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$763
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$662
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$657
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$558
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$813
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$649
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$678
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$659

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