Detroit vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5076
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$2140
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3098
$312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
20
😀 Quality of life
88
49
🏙️ Population
639K
1.29M

The cost of living in Detroit is 368% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1636th and 8852nd ($2133 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 311th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.4
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1309
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$949
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2383
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1719
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1383
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1272
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.8
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.91
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.36
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.93
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1177
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16684
$919

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1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161