San Diego vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	92	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Diego is 575% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 45th and 8700th ($3346 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 75th and 6501st 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	$20.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$1179

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

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