Los Angeles vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$245
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	34
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 616% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 62nd and 8771st ($3420 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 50th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Tripoli

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	Los Angeles	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$894

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164