New York City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	95	45
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 857% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3rd and 8801st ($4441 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 22nd and 6545th 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	$29.7	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$1187

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058