Perth vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Perth	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2448	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5605	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1473	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2303	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4181	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	23
😀 Quality of life	96	35
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.29M

The cost of living in Perth is 435% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 978th and 8862nd ($2448 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in Australia and Libya, respectively. Check Australia vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Perth compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Perth ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 10th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Perth vs Tripoli

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	Perth	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.55	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1228	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2691	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.84%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6285	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4935	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.76	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.62	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.3	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.7	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$81	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2141	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15409	$1048

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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