Sao Paulo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sao Paulo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1012
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2565
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$481
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$852
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$285
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$477
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
95
20
😀 Quality of life
63
46
🏙️ Population
11.5M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sao Paulo is 104% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5616th and 8700th ($1012 vs $496) 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 0.5 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 4573rd and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sao Paulo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.82
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.22
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.19
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1002
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.2
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.2
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.91%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2416
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1687
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.27
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.48
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.17
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.23
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.35
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.65
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$482
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13135
$1179

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Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$716
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$665
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$691
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$674
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$644
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$686
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$657
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$573
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$663
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$640
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$627
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$738
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$640
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$639
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$640
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$639
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$633
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$621
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$656
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$606
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$647
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$645
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$641
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$679
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$639
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$661
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$674
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$640
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$698
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$742
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$595
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$630
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$653
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$746
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$650
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$638
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$629

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160