Sheffield vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sheffield	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1764	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4219	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1001	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1774	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$497	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2831	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	54 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	518K	1.29M

The cost of living in Sheffield is 280% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2490th and 8801st ($1764 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 147th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Libya, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sheffield compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Sheffield ranked 26th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 141st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Sheffield	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.5	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.51	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.31	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.42	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.39	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$937	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$818	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1922	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.7	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.27%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3631	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2541	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.69	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.2	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.92	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.5	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1155	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9487	$1187

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Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750

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