Tripoli vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Tripoli	Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$1583
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1222	$3682
🏠 One person rent	$164	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$487
🚐 Transport expenses	$62	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$336	$1922
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	20	37
😀 Quality of life	45	73
🏙️ Population	1.29M	6.44K

The cost of living in Tripoli is 71% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8801st and 3109th ($464 vs $1583) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Libya and Malta, respectively. Check Libya vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Tripoli compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Valletta ranked 5th in Malta, while ranked 6545th and 1378th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tripoli vs Valletta

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	Tripoli	Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.09	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$9.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$0.58	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$182	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$107	$785
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$2137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$263	$1490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$53.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$82.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.1	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.47%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1382	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$402	$3962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.6	$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.99	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.54	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.56	$3.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$9.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.05	$6.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$5.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.29	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.71	$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.84	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.08	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.9	$18
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.47	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$94.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1187	$8456

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Valletta

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi	Sliema	$1749
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Gzira	$1624
3.2 km or 2 mi	Zabbar	$1415
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	San Gwann	$1555
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
6.4 km or 4 mi	Naxxar	$1486
7.1 km or 4.4 mi	Mosta	$1346
11 km or 7.1 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
116 km or 72 mi	Ragusa	$1106
132 km or 82 mi	Gela	$941
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
148 km or 92 mi	Syracuse	$1098
178 km or 111 mi	Agrigento	$971
186 km or 115 mi	Catania	$1161
266 km or 166 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
267 km or 166 mi	Palermo	$1137
270 km or 168 mi	Messina	$1130
281 km or 175 mi	Marsala	$1019
295 km or 183 mi	Trapani	$938
339 km or 211 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
344 km or 214 mi	Nabeul	$443
350 km or 217 mi	Sousse	$495
357 km or 222 mi	Tripoli	$464
362 km or 225 mi	Al-Khums	$418
364 km or 226 mi	Sfax	$448
376 km or 234 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
382 km or 237 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
386 km or 240 mi	Zawiya	$368
390 km or 242 mi	La Marsa	$549
392 km or 244 mi	Sabratha	$396
395 km or 245 mi	Misrata	$436
398 km or 247 mi	Zuwarah	$392
399 km or 248 mi	Kairouan	$410
401 km or 249 mi	Tunis	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Aryanah	$465
408 km or 254 mi	Cosenza	$1072
422 km or 262 mi	Crotone	$1159
437 km or 272 mi	Gharyan	$387
441 km or 274 mi	Bizerte	$348