Houston vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$317
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.29M

The cost of living in Houston is 353% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1258th and 8700th ($2248 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 82nd and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$1179

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160