Tehran vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tehran Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$788
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2156
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$367
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$47.5
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$264
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
20
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
8.69M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tehran is 70% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6486th and 8801st ($788 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Iran and Libya, respectively. Check Iran vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Tehran compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Tehran ranked 1st best city to live in Iran vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5221st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Tehran Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.6
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.38
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$324
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1087
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$9.45
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.6
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$5.99
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.96%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1351
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.74
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.54
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.68
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$0.99
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.53
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.5
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$19.5
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.5
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$32.2
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$128
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1951
$1187

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TehranTripoli

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$349

$907

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Distance City Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Golestan
$714
12 km or 7.6 mi Ray
$710
27 km or 17 mi Eslamshahr
$700
27 km or 17 mi Nasimshahr
$697
28 km or 17 mi Qods
$698
32 km or 20 mi Qarchak
$681
33 km or 20 mi Shahriar
$698
34 km or 21 mi Pakdasht
$680
36 km or 23 mi Pardis
$665
38 km or 23 mi Andisheh
$684
39 km or 24 mi Robat Karim
$675
39 km or 24 mi Fardis
$688
40 km or 25 mi Malard
$693
43 km or 26 mi Karaj
$736
46 km or 28 mi Mohammadshahr
$688
52 km or 32 mi Varamin
$651
52 km or 33 mi Kamal Shahr
$686
78 km or 49 mi Nazarabad
$645
120 km or 75 mi Amol
$557
121 km or 75 mi Khak-e Ali
$599
122 km or 76 mi Saveh
$574
127 km or 79 mi Qom
$488
142 km or 88 mi Qazvin
$618
148 km or 92 mi Babol
$458
155 km or 96 mi Qaem Shahr
$554
176 km or 109 mi Sari
$658
178 km or 111 mi Semnan
$580
191 km or 119 mi Kashan
$562
210 km or 130 mi Lahijan
$552
239 km or 148 mi Arak
$455
240 km or 149 mi Rasht
$534
282 km or 175 mi Hamadan
$443
283 km or 176 mi Malayer
$469
284 km or 177 mi Zanjan
$466
302 km or 188 mi Gorgan
$685
315 km or 196 mi Borujerd
$505
316 km or 196 mi Shahin Shahr
$507
326 km or 202 mi Dorud
$513
333 km or 207 mi Shahrud
$598
334 km or 207 mi Khomeyni Shahr
$510

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