Baltimore vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	586K	1.29M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 410% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1219th and 8852nd ($2323 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 128th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Tripoli

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	Baltimore	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$919

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161