Houston vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Tripoli | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Houston is 395% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1354th and 8862nd ($2265 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 Houston compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 16th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Tripoli
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| Houston | Tripoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Tripoli
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 45 km or 28 mi |  Zawiya | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Sabratha | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Gharyan | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Zuwarah | |
| 104 km or 64 mi | Al-Khums | |
| 110 km or 68 mi | Yafran | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Misrata | |
| 305 km or 190 mi |  Sfax | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Gabes | |
| 355 km or 221 mi |  Mosta | |
| 355 km or 221 mi | Marsaskala | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Zabbar | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Birkirkara | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Naxxar | |
| 357 km or 222 mi | Valletta | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | San Gwann | |
| 358 km or 222 mi | Gzira | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | Sliema | |
| 359 km or 223 mi | St. Paul's Bay | |
| 404 km or 251 mi | Sousse | |
| 422 km or 262 mi | Kairouan | |
| 442 km or 275 mi | Gafsa | |
| 456 km or 284 mi | Nabeul | |
| 472 km or 293 mi |  Ragusa | |
| 476 km or 296 mi | Gela | |
| 488 km or 303 mi | Niscemi | |
| 495 km or 307 mi | Agrigento | |
| 504 km or 313 mi | Syracuse | |
| 516 km or 320 mi | Tunis | |
| 516 km or 321 mi | La Marsa | |
| 521 km or 323 mi | Aryanah | |
| 543 km or 337 mi | Catania | |
| 545 km or 338 mi |  Tebessa | |
| 552 km or 343 mi | Marsala | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Bizerte | |
| 575 km or 357 mi | Trapani | |
| 583 km or 362 mi | Palermo | |
| 591 km or 367 mi | El Oued | |
| 611 km or 380 mi | Souk Ahras | |
| 624 km or 388 mi | Reggio Calabria |