Raleigh vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Raleigh	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2327	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5471	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1420	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2324	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.4	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4437	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	82	20
😀 Quality of life	90	49
🏙️ Population	468K	1.29M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 411% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1213th and 8852nd ($2327 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1060th 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 Raleigh compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Raleigh ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 212th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Raleigh	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.91	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1434	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2441	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1941	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3119	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2477	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.2	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.77	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.25	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$161	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.1	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1578	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24117	$919

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766

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