Sao Paulo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sao Paulo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2682	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$496	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$872	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$701	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	69	49
🏙️ Population	11.5M	1.29M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 131% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5192nd and 8852nd ($1052 vs $455) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sao Paulo ranked 1st best city to live in Brazil vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4142nd and 6694th 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	$7.6	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.12	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.55	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$380	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1124	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$691	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.7	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.27%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2855	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1938	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.54	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.72	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.55	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.2	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.52	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$475	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15428	$919

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161