Tenerife vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tenerife	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1739	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3931	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1684	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1591	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	23
😀 Quality of life	68	34
🏙️ Population	955K	1.29M

The cost of living in Tenerife is 264% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3058th and 8771st ($1739 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Tenerife compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Tenerife ranked 75th best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 4533rd and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tenerife vs Tripoli

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	Tenerife	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.08	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.54	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1005	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$873	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1809	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1472	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.6	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.16%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3998	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3282	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.86	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.21	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.45	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.79	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.11	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.38	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.2	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$482	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7249	$894

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164