Rome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2082
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4816
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$1184
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2040
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$186
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2197
$261
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
23
😀 Quality of life
91
35
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.29M

The cost of living in Rome is 355% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1819th and 8862nd ($2082 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Italy and Libya, respectively. Check Italy vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 179th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rome vs Tripoli

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Rome Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.22
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1430
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$899
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2479
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.26%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9165
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.86
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.59
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.6
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.11
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12431
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1200
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1814
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1702
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1500
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1435
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1419
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1405
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1675
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1441
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1385
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1128
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1180
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1165
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1353
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1376
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1322
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1240
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1404
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1495
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1187
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1227
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1203
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1437
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1275
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1431
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1332
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1432
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1426
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1686
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1083
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1456
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1615
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1450
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1312
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1505
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1233
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1391
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1718
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1358

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