Perth vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Perth	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2075	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4845	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3655	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	20
😀 Quality of life	98	45
🏙️ Population	2.14M	1.29M

The cost of living in Perth is 347% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1654th and 8801st ($2075 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 Perth compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Perth ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6th and 6545th 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	$13.8	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.05	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.57	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2282	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1602	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4862	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3869	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.46	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.29	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.6	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.25	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.96	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.8	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1852	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11252	$1187

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Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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