Indianapolis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	20
😀 Quality of life	89	45
🏙️ Population	888K	1.29M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 371% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1378th and 8801st ($2189 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th 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 Indianapolis compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 191st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$1187

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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