Jerusalem vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Jerusalem	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1948	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4581	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$1998	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2599	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	77	20
😀 Quality of life	85	48
🏙️ Population	936K	1.29M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 315% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1907th and 8679th ($1948 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Israel and Libya, respectively. Check Israel vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Jerusalem ranked 3rd best city to live in Israel vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 276th and 6385th 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	$16.1	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.3	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.88	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1338	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$906	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2415	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1678	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.6	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.13%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13221	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9303	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.54	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.44	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.2	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.79	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$76.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.6	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10218	$911

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$964
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1011
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1366
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1840
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$737
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1752
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$802
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1583
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2068
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1701
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1885
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1900
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1912
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1896
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2010
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1871
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1914
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1826
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$849
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2050
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2113
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2212
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$760
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1871
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2010
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2259
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1920
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1848
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1718
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2149
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1873
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$679
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1850
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1678
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1687
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1499

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