Memphis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Memphis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1891	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4432	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1087	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1566	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$571	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.8	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3456	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	20
😀 Quality of life	89	49
🏙️ Population	633K	1.29M

The cost of living in Memphis is 315% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2352nd and 8852nd ($1891 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1822nd 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Memphis ranked 93rd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 293rd and 6694th 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	$16.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.8	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$978	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1286	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.8	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1503	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.5	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.68	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1574	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27140	$919

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855

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