Louisville vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Louisville	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1847	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4341	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1070	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1746	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$69.8	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4016	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	60	23
😀 Quality of life	87	34
🏙️ Population	246K	1.29M

The cost of living in Louisville is 287% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2604th and 8771st ($1847 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Louisville ranked 102nd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 326th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Louisville	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.2	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.77	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1246	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1779	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1441	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2712	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2185	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.75	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.7	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.12	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.05	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1246	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16070	$894

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Cities near Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1897
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1906
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1859
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1611
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$2091
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1813
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1853
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1714
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2100
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1942
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2126
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1650
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$2045
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1785
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2392
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1968
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$2002
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1989
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1984
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1913
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1365
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1808
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$2060
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1860
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2405
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1900
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$2088
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1617
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1843
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1877
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$2035

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