Soweto vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Soweto	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$923	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1686	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$540	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$553	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.6	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1598	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	29 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	38	45
🏙️ Population	1.27M	1.29M

The cost of living in Soweto is 99% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5917th and 8801st ($923 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in South Africa and Libya, respectively. Check South Africa vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Soweto compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Soweto ranked 10th best city to live in South Africa vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7204th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Soweto vs Tripoli

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	Soweto	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.16	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.92	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$827	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$346	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$511	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.8	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.66%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$850	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$691	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.52	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.45	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.86	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.46	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.17	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.71	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.4	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.7	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$200	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3805	$1187

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Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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