Sydney vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sydney	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2844	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6700	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1749	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$3002	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$597	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$337	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	98	35
🏙️ Population	5.45M	1.29M

The cost of living in Sydney is 522% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 348th and 8862nd ($2844 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Sydney compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sydney ranked 2nd best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2nd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sydney vs Tripoli

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	Sydney	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.36	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.82	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2123	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3835	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2492	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.09%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13218	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7866	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.9	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.5	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.4	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2281	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21946	$1048

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Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198