Columbus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2127
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5086
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$1221
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2077
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$642
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3894
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
23
😀 Quality of life
92
35
🏙️ Population
906K
1.29M

The cost of living in Columbus is 365% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1686th and 8862nd ($2127 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 96th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.36
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1328
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$934
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2183
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1691
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3248
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2159
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.1
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.64
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.75
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.61
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.7
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1272
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24638
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1994
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2093
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1992
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2123
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1816
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1982
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2029
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1911
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1975
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1872
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1813
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1919
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1922
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1746
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1831
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1756
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1822
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1831
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1594
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1877
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1931
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1849
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1582
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1915
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1901
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1863
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1833
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1933
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1580
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1864
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1554
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$2110
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1530
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1904
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1859
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1468
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1791
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1935

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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