Milwaukee vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Milwaukee	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4963	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1193	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1867	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3947	$317
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	20
😀 Quality of life	89	46
🏙️ Population	577K	1.29M

The cost of living in Milwaukee is 317% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1688th and 8700th ($2065 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Milwaukee ranked 43rd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 188th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Milwaukee	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1303	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$967	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2324	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1482	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1695	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1439	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.65	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.52	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.7	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1808	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24309	$1179

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Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392

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