Austin vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	23
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	962K	1.29M

The cost of living in Austin is 434% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 985th and 8862nd ($2444 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 217th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Tripoli

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	Austin	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$1048

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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