Cape Town vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cape Town	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1231	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2814	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$681	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1180	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$322	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$352	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.29M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 170% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4637th and 8852nd ($1231 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Cape Town ranked 5th best city to live in South Africa vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6312th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Tripoli

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	Cape Town	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.5	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$513	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1355	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$937	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.58%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1957	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1290	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.15	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.67	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.78	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.66	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.86	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4978	$919

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1243
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$666
371 km or 231 mi	George	$857
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$946
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1005
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$746
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$814
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$988
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$861
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1304
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$784
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$598
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$650
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$901
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$762
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$948
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$833
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$904
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$637
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$637
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$984
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$668
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$607
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$890
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$985
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$984
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$892
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$927
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$857

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161