Tripoli vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Tripoli	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$457	$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1102	$3641
🏠 One person rent	$184	$932
🏘️ Family rent	$311	$1570
🍽️ Food expenses	$161	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$59	$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$261	$912
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	23	8
😀 Quality of life	35	48
🏙️ Population	1.29M	24.7K

The cost of living in Tripoli is 72% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 8862nd and 3471st ($457 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Libya and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Libya vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tripoli compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 8518th and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tripoli vs Victoria

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	Tripoli	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.18	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$4.52
☕ Cappuccino	$0.43	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$434	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$208	$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.1	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.3	$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.5	$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.04%	12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$305	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.8	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.42	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.81	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.24	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.68	$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.83	$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.73	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.01	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.56	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.64	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.6	$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.92	$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.7	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.56	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$21.2	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.4	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$61	$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1048	$8971

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Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$724
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1652
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1237
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1233
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$743
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$481
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$553
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$807
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$815
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$672
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$697
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$749
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$604
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$819
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$796
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$763
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$588
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$551
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$544
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$496
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$408
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$523
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$712
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$542
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$419