San Jose, United States vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	93	49
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 768% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6th and 8852nd ($3952 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 Jose, United States compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 88th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tripoli

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	San Jose	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$919

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254

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