Cape Town vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$582	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	20
😀 Quality of life	58	45
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.29M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 131% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5016th and 8801st ($1071 vs $464) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5491st and 6545th 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	$8.4	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$1187

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058