Rotterdam vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Rotterdam	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4999	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1371	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2182	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$178	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3835	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	94	20
😀 Quality of life	94	46
🏙️ Population	664K	1.29M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 347% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1336th and 8700th ($2219 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Rotterdam ranked 4th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 51st and 6501st 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	$18.3	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.7	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.41	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.78	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2175	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1840	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.75%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5393	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3725	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.43	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.9	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.7	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.21	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.79	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.4	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1741	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10888	$1179

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592

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