Tokyo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1607
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4239
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$789
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1714
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$282
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2474
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
99
45
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 246% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3019th and 8801st ($1607 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Tokyo compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3rd and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tokyo vs Tripoli

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Tokyo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.36
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1018
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$562
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2660
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10251
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5162
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$58.6
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.35
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.1
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.08
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.05
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.45
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.3
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15235
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101

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