Omaha vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Omaha	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2017	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4785	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1170	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$2014	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.3	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3911	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	74	23
😀 Quality of life	89	35
🏙️ Population	486K	1.29M

The cost of living in Omaha is 341% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1987th and 8862nd ($2017 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1557th 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 Omaha compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Omaha ranked 63rd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 243rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Omaha vs Tripoli

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	Omaha	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.58	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.03	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.06	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1177	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$878	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2157	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1573	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$261	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1918	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1849	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.8	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.93	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.7	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$854	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24676	$1048

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Cities near Omaha

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bellevue	$1888
44 km or 27 mi	Fremont	$1955
75 km or 47 mi	Lincoln	$1649
114 km or 71 mi	Columbus	$1881
140 km or 87 mi	Sioux	$1738
145 km or 90 mi	Norfolk	$1916
183 km or 114 mi	Waukee	$1954
194 km or 121 mi	Urbandale	$1955
195 km or 121 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
195 km or 121 mi	West Des Moines	$1967
198 km or 123 mi	Johnston	$1959
200 km or 124 mi	Grand Island	$1796
203 km or 126 mi	Des Moines	$1891
205 km or 128 mi	Fort Dodge	$1797
207 km or 129 mi	Ankeny	$1812
213 km or 133 mi	Hastings	$1852
217 km or 135 mi	Ames	$1798
236 km or 147 mi	Manhattan	$1786
236 km or 147 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
248 km or 154 mi	Topeka	$1563
259 km or 161 mi	Junction	$1904
259 km or 161 mi	Sioux Falls	$1850
260 km or 161 mi	Gladstone	$1945
263 km or 163 mi	Liberty	$1707
264 km or 164 mi	Lawrence	$1808
265 km or 165 mi	Kearney	$1756
266 km or 165 mi	Kansas City	$2192
272 km or 169 mi	Marshalltown	$1786
272 km or 169 mi	Shawnee	$2283
275 km or 171 mi	Kansas	$2114
277 km or 172 mi	Lenexa	$2341
278 km or 173 mi	Independence	$1832
279 km or 173 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
283 km or 176 mi	Overland Park	$2433
285 km or 177 mi	Olathe	$2299
285 km or 177 mi	Raytown	$2046
287 km or 178 mi	Leawood	$2314
288 km or 179 mi	Gardner	$2160
291 km or 181 mi	Blue Springs	$1995

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