Memphis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Memphis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1917	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4608	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1113	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1707	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.1	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3719	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	23
😀 Quality of life	87	34
🏙️ Population	633K	1.29M

The cost of living in Memphis is 301% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2305th and 8771st ($1917 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1739th 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 0.5 months in Tripoli. Memphis ranked 96th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 311th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Memphis	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.76	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$892	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1660	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1418	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1785	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1360	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.6	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.9	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.08	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.79	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.32	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$44	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.5	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27334	$894

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809

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