Memphis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Memphis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1842	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4402	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1073	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1650	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$554	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$71.2	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3551	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	67	20
😀 Quality of life	87	46
🏙️ Population	633K	1.29M

The cost of living in Memphis is 272% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2338th and 8700th ($1842 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1841st 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 1.9 months in Memphis compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Memphis ranked 67th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 247th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Tripoli

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	Memphis	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.57	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.44	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$950	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1354	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1379	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1357	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.5	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.33	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.31	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.65	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1428	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27502	$1179

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160