Tokyo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Tokyo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1698
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4139
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$825
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$441
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$321
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2676
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
23
😀 Quality of life
96
35
🏙️ Population
14.3M
1.29M

The cost of living in Tokyo is 271% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3249th and 8862nd ($1698 vs $457) 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 1.6 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 8th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Tokyo vs Tripoli

Prices for goods and services in Tokyo and Tripoli are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Tokyo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.69
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.25
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1098
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11264
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5199
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$79.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.32
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.81
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.74
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.99
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.21
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.38
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.8
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$597
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16728
$1048

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198