New York City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 823% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4th and 8852nd ($4203 vs $455) 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 11th and 6694th 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	$23.2	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$919

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

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