Jerusalem vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	20
😀 Quality of life	87	49
🏙️ Population	936K	1.29M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 437% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 950th and 8852nd ($2447 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Israel and Libya, respectively. Check Israel vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 351st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Tripoli

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	Jerusalem	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.3	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$919

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161