Houston vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.29M

The cost of living in Houston is 388% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1229th and 8801st ($2265 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th 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 Houston compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 97th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$1187

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Tripoli

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