Palermo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Palermo	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1137	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2768	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$501	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$831	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$415	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$103	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	19	20
😀 Quality of life	75	45
🏙️ Population	630K	1.29M

The cost of living in Palermo is 145% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4672nd and 8801st ($1137 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 1st in Italy and Libya, respectively. Check Italy vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Palermo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Palermo ranked 49th best city to live in Italy vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1060th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Palermo vs Tripoli

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	Palermo	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.7	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.9	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.1	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.91	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$518	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$803	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$603	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2117	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$994	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.3	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.64	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.82	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.07	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$296	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9746	$1187

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Cities near Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159

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