Malaga vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Malaga	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1519	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3537	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$941	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1683	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$384	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.1	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1781	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	24	20
😀 Quality of life	78	46
🏙️ Population	586K	1.29M

The cost of living in Malaga is 206% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3616th and 8700th ($1519 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Spain and Libya, respectively. Check Spain vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Malaga compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Malaga ranked 18th best city to live in Spain vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 654th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Malaga vs Tripoli

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	Malaga	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.85	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.06	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1968	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1402	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6321	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.56	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.2	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.4	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.57	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.25	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.24	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.13	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.91	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.89	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.5	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.5	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14939	$1179

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Cities near Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1482
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1432
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1407
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1272
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2180
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1415
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$993
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$1388
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1430
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$1146
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1288
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2079
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1214
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2431
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1297
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1097
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$938
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1284
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1221
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1229
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1108
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$1013
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1256
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1165
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1290
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1025
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1260
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$936
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$535
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1358
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1341
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$710
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1454
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1461
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1446
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1110
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1196
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$855
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$429

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160