San Diego vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	91	45
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Diego is 638% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 36th and 8801st ($3428 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 95th and 6545th 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	$22.1	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$1187

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058