Boston vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
92
46
🏙️ Population
676K
1.29M

The cost of living in Boston is 599% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 32nd and 8700th ($3467 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 Boston compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 89th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$1179

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160