San Antonio vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Antonio	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2194	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4931	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$1336	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$2192	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$560	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4224	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	81	20
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.43M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Antonio is 342% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1380th and 8700th ($2194 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1203rd 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 San Antonio compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. San Antonio ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 118th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Antonio	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.4	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.34	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2336	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1818	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6015	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2228	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.44	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.4	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.77	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.74	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.95	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.7	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1127	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10912	$1179

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Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160