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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.29M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 641% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 13th and 8700th ($3674 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 57th and 6501st 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	$25.2	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$1179

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

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