Rome vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rome	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1750	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4293	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$929	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1885	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	92	20
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.29M

The cost of living in Rome is 253% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2722nd and 8700th ($1750 vs $496) 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 294th and 6501st 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	$15.4	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.57	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1074	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2242	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1322	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7363	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.7	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.01	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.91	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.09	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.04	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.4	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$513	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10781	$1179

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Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$928
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1654
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1492
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1427
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1316
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1400
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1324
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1545
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1277
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1061
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1058
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1117
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1168
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1424
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1268
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1034
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1129
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1188
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1363
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1340
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1148
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1148
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1301
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1259
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1320
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1294
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1249
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1323
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1601
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1212
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1449
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1342
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1199
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1400
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1208
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1240
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1632
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1262

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160