Minneapolis vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	20
😀 Quality of life	88	46
🏙️ Population	430K	1.29M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 355% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1228th and 8700th ($2256 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 234th and 6501st 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	$20.1	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$1179

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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