Nashville vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nashville	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2477	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5858	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1560	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2701	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4433	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	23
😀 Quality of life	89	35
🏙️ Population	689K	1.29M

The cost of living in Nashville is 441% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 924th and 8862nd ($2477 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 798th 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 1.8 months in Nashville compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Nashville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 281st and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nashville vs Tripoli

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	Nashville	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.05	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1694	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3027	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4118	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2822	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.4	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.4	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.4	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.1	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1416	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30241	$1048

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198