Rome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rome	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1718	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4113	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$929	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1682	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$472	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1842	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	20
😀 Quality of life	86	45
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.29M

The cost of living in Rome is 270% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2624th and 8801st ($1718 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 337th and 6545th 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	$14.5	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.67	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.38	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1049	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$701	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2124	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.16%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7056	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3427	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.57	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.6	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.2	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.12	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.88	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.4	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$71.1	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9864	$1187

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201

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