Tampa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tampa	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2560	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6044	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1641	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3059	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$671	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.7	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4880	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	68	20
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	385K	1.29M

The cost of living in Tampa is 451% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 718th and 8801st ($2560 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 664th and 1st in the United States and Libya, respectively. Check the United States vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Tampa ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 174th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tampa	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.2	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.28	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.97	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1745	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1342	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3421	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3843	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2418	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.01	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.7	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1387	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14045	$1187

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265

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