San Diego vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	20
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Diego is 662% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 43rd and 8852nd ($3469 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 97th and 6694th 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	$21.5	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$919

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

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