Mexico City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$663
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
20
😀 Quality of life
66
48
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 174% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4206th and 8679th ($1288 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Mexico and Libya, respectively. Check Mexico vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 4184th and 6385th 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
$10.1
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$911

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936