Oklahoma City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Oklahoma City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1922	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4714	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1055	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3644	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	71	23
😀 Quality of life	88	35
🏙️ Population	681K	1.29M

The cost of living in Oklahoma City is 320% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2320th and 8862nd ($1922 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1744th 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 1.9 months in Oklahoma City compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Oklahoma City ranked 91st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 312th and 8518th 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	$17.7	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.84	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.88	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$983	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1279	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1725	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.49	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.51	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.7	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.6	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1590	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25219	$1048

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Cities near Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1955
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1941
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2011
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1883
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1947
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1758
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1865
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1850
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1838
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1853
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1652
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1571
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1860
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1894
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1876
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1833
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1842
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1581
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1536
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2214
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2249
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1860
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1820
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1979
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2177
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2225
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2285
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2393
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$2115
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2233
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2076
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2293
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2127
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2188

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