Brookhaven vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brookhaven	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2839	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5458	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1831	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1870	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$681	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4411	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	65	20
😀 Quality of life	70	46
🏙️ Population	486K	1.29M

The cost of living in Brookhaven is 473% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 278th and 8700th ($2839 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 234th 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 1.6 months in Brookhaven compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Brookhaven ranked 880th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2604th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brookhaven vs Tripoli

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	Brookhaven	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2316	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1539	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6133	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2678	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.78	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.4	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.4	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.2	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.41	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.1	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.8	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.9	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2489	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22510	$1179

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Cities near Brookhaven

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Medford	$2676
24 km or 15 mi	Islip	$2459
27 km or 17 mi	Smithtown	$2342
27 km or 17 mi	Riverhead	$2639
36 km or 22 mi	Babylon	$2117
36 km or 22 mi	East Northport	$3659
40 km or 25 mi	Lindenhurst	$2219
44 km or 27 mi	Huntington	$2982
45 km or 28 mi	Southampton	$2637
48 km or 30 mi	Massapequa	$2566
50 km or 31 mi	Oyster Bay	$2615
51 km or 31 mi	Levittown	$2517
51 km or 31 mi	Stratford	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Bridgeport	$2191
51 km or 32 mi	Milford	$2529
52 km or 32 mi	Southold	$2600
53 km or 33 mi	Fairfield	$3425
55 km or 34 mi	Westport	$3604
55 km or 34 mi	Norwalk	$2841
55 km or 34 mi	West Haven	$2342
55 km or 34 mi	Merrick	$2572
56 km or 35 mi	Branford	$2385
57 km or 35 mi	Trumbull	$2629
57 km or 35 mi	North Hempstead	$2623
57 km or 36 mi	Darien	$2865
58 km or 36 mi	Uniondale	$2578
58 km or 36 mi	East Haven	$2337
58 km or 36 mi	Freeport	$2577
59 km or 37 mi	New Haven	$2314
59 km or 37 mi	Guilford	$2421
60 km or 37 mi	Hempstead	$2702
61 km or 38 mi	Glen Cove	$2751
61 km or 38 mi	Shelton	$2577
62 km or 39 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
64 km or 39 mi	New Canaan	$2954
64 km or 40 mi	Stamford	$3159
66 km or 41 mi	Greenwich	$3498
67 km or 42 mi	Long Beach	$2722
67 km or 42 mi	North Haven	$2341
68 km or 42 mi	Valley Stream	$2715

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