Tripoli vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tripoli	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1102	$1732
🏠 One person rent	$184	$231
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$389
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$235
🚐 Transport expenses	$59	$89.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$147
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	23	30
😀 Quality of life	35	45
🏙️ Population	1.29M	6.87M

The cost of living in Tripoli is 27% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8862nd and 7720th ($457 vs $629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Libya and Myanmar, respectively. Check Libya vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tripoli compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 8518th and 7263rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tripoli vs Yangon

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	Tripoli	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$2.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.18	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$0.43	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$326
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.1	$27.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.3	$42.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$19.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.04%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2130
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$305	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$9.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$9.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$6.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$1.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$2.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.64	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$2.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.56	$3.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.2	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61	$302
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1048	$17353

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Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$592
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$695
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$593
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$614
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$709
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$546
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$571
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$626
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$562
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$788
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$656
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$550
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$1027
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$833
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$528
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$784
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$874
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$846
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1056
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$581
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1082
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1269
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$768
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$610