Mexico City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$774
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
23
😀 Quality of life
72
35
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 212% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4274th and 8862nd ($1428 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3354th and 8518th 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
$11.7
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$1048

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198