Los Angeles vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$261
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	23
😀 Quality of life	93	35
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 638% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 72nd and 8862nd ($3378 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 55th and 8518th 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	$21.9	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$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	$2352	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$1048

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

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