Chicago vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$291
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
96
48
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.29M

The cost of living in Chicago is 456% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 505th and 8679th ($2613 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th 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 Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 16th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.12
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936