Melbourne vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Melbourne	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5150	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1216	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1971	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$296	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3902	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	100	45
🏙️ Population	5.03M	1.29M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 373% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1365th and 8801st ($2194 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Tripoli

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	Melbourne	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.78	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.09	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1014	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2611	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6900	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5335	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.51	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.7	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.68	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.78	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.79	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$29	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.67	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.2	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.67	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1683	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19705	$1187

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963

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