Sydney vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sydney Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2741
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6649
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$1620
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$3006
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$559
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$408
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3743
$291
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
20
😀 Quality of life
98
48
🏙️ Population
4.84M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sydney is 483% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 318th and 8679th ($2741 vs $470) 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 1.4 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 3rd and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sydney Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.69
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1859
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1319
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3954
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2433
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$17057
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10833
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.27
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$145
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.51
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.17
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.58
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.19
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.6
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.1
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2005
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17934
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$1998
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2348
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$1903
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1691
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1430
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1461
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1610
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1723
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1463
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2604
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1404
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1354
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1669
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1672
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$1862
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$1707
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2152
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2011
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1719
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1716
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1317
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1552
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1693
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1785
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1701
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1702
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2356
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1746
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1707
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1708
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2356
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1658
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1881
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$1688
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1327
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1816

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