San Antonio vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Antonio	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4674	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1211	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1801	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4112	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	23
😀 Quality of life	91	34
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 334% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1833rd and 8771st ($2071 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1452nd 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 months in San Antonio compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. San Antonio ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 156th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.8	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.22	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1312	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1400	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.7	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4488	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1816	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.29	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.22	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.33	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.8	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.7	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1365	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19123	$894

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164