Milwaukee vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Milwaukee	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2054	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4880	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3539	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	20
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	577K	1.29M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 342% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1702nd and 8801st ($2054 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1506th 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 1.7 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Milwaukee ranked 55th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 240th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.27	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.05	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$979	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2332	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1469	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.1	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.68	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.84	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.8	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$163	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$42	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.2	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1813	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24191	$1187

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058