Tenerife vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tenerife	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1705	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3809	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1677	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$427	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1533	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	18	20
😀 Quality of life	66	49
🏙️ Population	955K	1.29M

The cost of living in Tenerife is 275% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3094th and 8852nd ($1705 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Tenerife ranked 84th best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5034th and 6694th 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	$12.8	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.41	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$880	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1477	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3896	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2828	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.61	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.43	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.68	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.78	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.78	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.21	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.27	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.32	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$397	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6640	$919

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161