Nashville vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nashville	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2524	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5942	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1595	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4436	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	20
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	689K	1.29M

The cost of living in Nashville is 454% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 832nd and 8852nd ($2524 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 741st 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Nashville ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 218th and 6694th 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	$15.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.26	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1625	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1357	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2958	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2433	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.4%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3558	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3104	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.4	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.1	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.62	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.77	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.3	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30339	$919

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Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161