Tripoli vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1222	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$164	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	43
😀 Quality of life	45	56
🏙️ Population	1.29M	1.4M

The cost of living in Tripoli is 49% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8801st and 6004th ($464 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Libya and Mongolia, respectively. Check Libya vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tripoli compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 6545th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tripoli vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Tripoli	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$0.58	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$263	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.47%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.99	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.05	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.47	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1187	$6410

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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

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598