Tenerife vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tenerife	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1612	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3415	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$980	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1469	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1337	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	18	20
😀 Quality of life	60	45
🏙️ Population	932K	1.29M

The cost of living in Tenerife is 247% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3004th and 8801st ($1612 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 5171st and 6545th 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	$11.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.73	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.74	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$911	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$898	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1580	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1309	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.2	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.45%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3352	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2496	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.02	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.27	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.25	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.78	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.7	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.49	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67.6	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.4	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.7	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$454	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6114	$1187

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Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291

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