New York City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$317
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in New York City is 717% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5th and 8700th ($4051 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.4 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 13th and 6501st 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	$24.7	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$1179

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160