Surat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Surat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$990
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$458
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$305
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$161
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.5
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$271
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
20
😀 Quality of life
55
49
🏙️ Population
5.94M
1.29M

The cost of living in Surat is 55% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7068th and 8852nd ($705 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in India and Libya, respectively. Check India vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Surat compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Surat ranked 45th best city to live in India vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6284th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Surat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.24
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.2
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.38
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.77
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$390
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$234
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.7
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.65
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.18%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$822
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$576
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$5.63
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.24
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.99
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.04
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.22
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.96
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.27
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.7
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.01
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.04
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.58
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.09
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.3
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.36
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$42.7
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$59.8
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$922
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333

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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