Sydney vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2801
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6767
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$1663
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$3057
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$410
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4399
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
20
😀 Quality of life
99
46
🏙️ Population
4.84M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sydney is 465% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 312th and 8700th ($2801 vs $496) 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 1.6 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 4th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.6
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.41
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.66
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1992
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1372
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4038
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2523
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.38%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16279
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9905
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.46
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$143
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.86
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.82
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.08
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$29.8
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.92
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.83
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.7
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.9
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.7
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.9
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2054
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18951
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2286
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2472
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1997
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1732
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1532
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1833
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1674
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1748
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1500
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2393
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1815
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1289
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1746
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1717
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1958
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1829
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2300
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2141
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1805
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1800
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1397
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1635
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1876
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1877
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1738
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1758
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2397
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1822
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1799
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1795
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2491
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1757
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1925
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1892
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1357
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1754

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160