Rabat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rabat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$705
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$302
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$795
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.1
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$653
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
40
20
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
573K
1.29M

The cost of living in Rabat is 52% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6866th and 8801st ($705 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Morocco and Libya, respectively. Check Morocco vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Rabat compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Rabat ranked 1st best city to live in Morocco vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4758th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rabat vs Tripoli

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Rabat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.29
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.75
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.7
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.5
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1598
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$934
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.2
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.26
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.44
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.9
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.08
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.8
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.15
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$140
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5394
$1187

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RabatTripoli

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$349

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3.3 km or 2 mi Sale
$536
13 km or 8.1 mi Temara
$619
34 km or 21 mi Kenitra
$558
63 km or 39 mi Mohammedia
$652
87 km or 54 mi Casablanca
$850
120 km or 74 mi Meknes
$486
127 km or 79 mi Khouribga
$435
169 km or 105 mi Fez
$533
177 km or 110 mi El Jadida
$502
193 km or 120 mi Beni Mellal
$448
217 km or 135 mi Tangier
$679
218 km or 135 mi Tetouan
$517
248 km or 154 mi Tarifa
$1196
250 km or 155 mi Ceuta
$1141
265 km or 165 mi Algeciras
$889
269 km or 167 mi Los Barrios
$1041
271 km or 169 mi Gibraltar City
$2278
273 km or 170 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1018
273 km or 170 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1145
283 km or 176 mi Cadiz
$1359
287 km or 178 mi Marrakesh
$687
292 km or 181 mi Rota
$1358
295 km or 184 mi Safi
$489
304 km or 189 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$892
309 km or 192 mi Estepona
$1395
317 km or 197 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1144
328 km or 204 mi Marbella
$2040
337 km or 210 mi Ronda
$893
344 km or 214 mi Fuengirola
$1347
346 km or 215 mi Olhao
$1291
347 km or 216 mi Faro
$1263
349 km or 217 mi Mijas
$1353
353 km or 219 mi Benalmadena
$1415
353 km or 219 mi Tavira
$1373
359 km or 223 mi Huelva
$1081
361 km or 224 mi Almonte
$1165
361 km or 225 mi Moguer
$1124
363 km or 226 mi Loule
$1415
364 km or 226 mi Albufeira
$1950
371 km or 231 mi Malaga
$1430

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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