Indianapolis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Indianapolis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2129	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5041	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1916	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4818	$291
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	20
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	888K	1.29M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 353% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1474th and 8679th ($2129 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1308th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Indianapolis ranked 27th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 146th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.3	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.9	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.3	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.19	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1305	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$966	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2169	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1877	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.21	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.53	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.73	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.08	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.18	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$108	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.5	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1858	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27248	$911

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2019
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2034
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2032
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$2037
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2002
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1988
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1973
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1992
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1906
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1950
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1795
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1896
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2212
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1775
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1596
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1944
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1850
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2127
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1846
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1465
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1840
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1732
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1889
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1486
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1826
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1750
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1803
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$1938
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1844
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1659
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$1907
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1709
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1721
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1507
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1919
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1844
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1904
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1857
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1798

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936