San Diego vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	23
😀 Quality of life	91	34
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Diego is 630% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 52nd and 8771st ($3486 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 155th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tripoli

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	San Diego	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$894

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

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