Sarajevo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sarajevo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$796	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1933	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$368	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$658	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$296	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$44.3	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$794	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	47	20
😀 Quality of life	62	45
🏙️ Population	276K	1.29M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 71% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6461st and 8801st ($796 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Libya, respectively. Check Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4897th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sarajevo vs Tripoli

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	Sarajevo	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.03	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.13	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.22	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$225	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$640	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3005	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1953	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.6	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.55	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.46	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.85	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.41	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.98	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.07	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.81	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2856	$1187

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058