San Francisco vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Francisco	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3781	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8717	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2600	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4501	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$806	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7795	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	874K	1.29M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 662% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 9th and 8700th ($3781 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. San Francisco ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 12th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Francisco vs Tripoli

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	San Francisco	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.5	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.68	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2707	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2324	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5024	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4030	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$138	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11577	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11019	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.6	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.5	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.2	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.38	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.89	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.8	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2916	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31050	$1179

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610

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