Paris vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	97	49
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.29M

The cost of living in Paris is 453% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 843rd and 8852nd ($2517 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and Libya, respectively. Check France vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 18th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Tripoli

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	Paris	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$919

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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