New York City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	95	35
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 820% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4th and 8862nd ($4207 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 18th and 8518th 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	$23.6	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$1048

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

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