Cape Town vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1120
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2628
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$603
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1117
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1545
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
55
20
😀 Quality of life
59
46
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.29M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 126% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4849th and 8700th ($1120 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in South Africa and Libya, respectively. Check South Africa vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5407th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.8
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.15
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$705
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$452
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1367
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$889
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.1
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1902
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1292
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.91
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.88
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.13
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.57
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.99
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.24
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.2
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.1
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4270
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$850
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790

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