San Francisco vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Francisco	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3729	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8827	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$2575	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$4722	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$762	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$182	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7332	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	18 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	97	20
😀 Quality of life	95	48
🏙️ Population	874K	1.29M

The cost of living in San Francisco is 694% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 12th and 8679th ($3729 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 months in San Francisco compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. San Francisco ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 29th and 6385th 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	$22.4	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.6	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.44	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2705	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2296	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5169	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4274	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11456	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10309	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.07	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.13	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.01	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.94	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$95.1	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2657	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31490	$911

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Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936