Tokyo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4326
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$803
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1741
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$438
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$287
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2601
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
99
46
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 231% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3085th and 8700th ($1641 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Japan and Libya, respectively. Check Japan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Tokyo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3rd and 6501st 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
$6.38
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.64
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.19
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1054
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$567
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2732
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1247
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.86%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10740
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5460
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.55
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.46
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.22
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.18
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.1
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15495
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033

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