Minneapolis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	20
😀 Quality of life	89	48
🏙️ Population	430K	1.29M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 377% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1193rd and 8679th ($2240 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Minneapolis ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 158th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tripoli

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	Minneapolis	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$911

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

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