Mexico City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1190
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3028
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$611
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1253
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.2
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$740
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
90
20
😀 Quality of life
68
46
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.29M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 140% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4630th and 8700th ($1190 vs $496) 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 0.6 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 3360th and 6501st 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
$10.3
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.05
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$838
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1747
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.7
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.4
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2781
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2233
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.65
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.69
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.51
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.82
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.04
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.09
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.8
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$396
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8550
$1179

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160