Oklahoma City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oklahoma City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1832	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4509	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1671	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3756	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	20
😀 Quality of life	88	45
🏙️ Population	681K	1.29M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 295% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2302nd and 8801st ($1832 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1898th 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 2.1 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Oklahoma City ranked 46th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 208th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oklahoma City vs Tripoli

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	Oklahoma City	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.6	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.09	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.63	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$773	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2111	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1168	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.8	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2347	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.9	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.04	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.59	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.44	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.1	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23318	$1187

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1878
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1861
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$1946
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1824
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1862
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1621
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$1989
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1855
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1748
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1814
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1816
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1638
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1671
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1865
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1874
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1851
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1864
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1855
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1544
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1629
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2205
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2229
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1846
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$2014
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2219
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2246
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2239
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2395
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2111
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2258
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2025
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2253
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2538
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2184

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