New York City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	96	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 761% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6th and 8679th ($4044 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Tripoli

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	New York City	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.2	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$911

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

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