San Antonio vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Antonio	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2023	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4466	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1794	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$549	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4100	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	20
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 344% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1930th and 8852nd ($2023 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1571st 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. San Antonio ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 124th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Antonio vs Tripoli

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	San Antonio	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.9	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.22	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.3	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1311	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$900	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1851	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1407	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.26%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3721	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.76	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.88	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$96.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1129	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15049	$919

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154

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