Columbus vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
73
20
😀 Quality of life
88
45
🏙️ Population
906K
1.29M

The cost of living in Columbus is 362% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1476th and 8801st ($2145 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 249th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Columbus Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.9
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058