Cape Town vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cape Town	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1366	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3099	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$773	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1343	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$404	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	55	23
😀 Quality of life	55	35
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.29M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 199% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4432nd and 8862nd ($1366 vs $457) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6382nd and 8518th 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	$12.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.7	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$874	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$594	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1079	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$84.1	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.25%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2160	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1500	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.16	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.46	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.21	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.91	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.84	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.59	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.44	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.94	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.02	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.6	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$264	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5378	$1048

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905

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