Mexico City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3182
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$721
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1296
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.3
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
20
😀 Quality of life
72
49
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 192% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4418th and 8852nd ($1331 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Mexico and Libya, respectively. Check Mexico vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Mexico City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3317th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Tripoli

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Mexico City Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.8
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.26
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$988
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1819
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1067
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.8
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.71%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3569
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2491
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.33
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.34
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.69
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.98
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.9
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$427
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11015
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030

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