Tokyo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tokyo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1679
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$813
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1422
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$448
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$307
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2429
$245
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
96
34
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 252% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3273rd and 8771st ($1679 vs $478) 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 1.4 months in Tokyo compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Tokyo ranked 1st best city to live in Japan vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 9th and 8547th 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
$7.52
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.8
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.71
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.41
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1130
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2080
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1045
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.87%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10558
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5002
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.1
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.2
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.27
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.42
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.5
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17493
$894

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$313
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$391
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1110
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1176
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$359
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$399
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164