Los Angeles vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Los Angeles	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7625	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$2019	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3688	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$715	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$236	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6398	$291
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	94	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 574% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 72nd and 8679th ($3165 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 60th 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 2 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Los Angeles ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 34th and 6385th 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	$22.5	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.42	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2215	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1717	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4161	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3237	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.7%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7697	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6904	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.3	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.26	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.95	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.1	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2020	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31623	$911

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862

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