Los Angeles vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$312
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	94	49
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 638% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 65th and 8852nd ($3361 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 74th and 6694th 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	$22.6	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$919

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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