Los Angeles vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Los Angeles	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3196	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7594	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$2049	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$709	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$220	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4771	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	20
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 589% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 80th and 8801st ($3196 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Los Angeles ranked 7th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 58th and 6545th 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	$21.7	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.51	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2168	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1758	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4056	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8056	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7115	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.8	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.1	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.05	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.25	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.63	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.8	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1650	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28838	$1187

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058