Houston vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.29M

The cost of living in Houston is 392% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1375th and 8852nd ($2240 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 77th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$919

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Tripoli

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