Sarajevo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Sarajevo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$742	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$341	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$546	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$271	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.8	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$843	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	46	20
😀 Quality of life	60	48
🏙️ Population	276K	1.29M

The cost of living in Sarajevo is 58% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6609th and 8679th ($742 vs $470) 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 1.1 months in Sarajevo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sarajevo ranked 1st best city to live in Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5377th and 6385th 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	$6	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.03	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.77	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$196	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$327	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.15%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1643	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.73	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.57	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.83	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.68	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.49	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.06	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.22	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.98	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.4	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$193	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2962	$911

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Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$545
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$672
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$645
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$604
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$585
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1030
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1302
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$742
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1120
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$690
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$681
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1040
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1134
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1028
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$957
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$503
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$945
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1048
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1116
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$517
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1004
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$849
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$967
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1172
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$733
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1025
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1013
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$670
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$989
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$664
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$558
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$835
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1219
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$913
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$691
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$719
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$737

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