Rotterdam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	664K	1.29M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 474% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 689th and 8852nd ($2615 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in the Netherlands and Libya, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 67th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Tripoli

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	Rotterdam	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$919

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161