Jacksonville vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Jacksonville	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5181	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2236	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3821	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	56	23
😀 Quality of life	87	35
🏙️ Population	950K	1.29M

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 386% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1439th and 8862nd ($2224 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1197th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Jacksonville ranked 106th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 343rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Tripoli

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	Jacksonville	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1441	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1035	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2481	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1839	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2629	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2143	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.8	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.43	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.4	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1311	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11934	$1048

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2214
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2204
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2130
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2152
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2133
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2365
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2160
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2234
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1979
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2237
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2292
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2290
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2362
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2285
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2296
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2330
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1503
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2130
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2288
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2320
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2356
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2352
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2325
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2381
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2359
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2313
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2450
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2491
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2234
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2095
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2293
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2610
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2613
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1860

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198