Tripoli vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tripoli	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$496	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1258	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$179	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$341	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$192	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.4	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$317	$4493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	75
😀 Quality of life	46	89
🏙️ Population	1.29M	459K

The cost of living in Tripoli is 78% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8700th and 1277th ($496 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1122nd in Libya and the United States, respectively. Check Libya vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Tripoli compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6501st and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tripoli	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.73	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$0.62	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$124	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$448	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.9	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.55%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1419	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$413	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.61	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.55	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.59	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.81	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.65	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.33	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.86	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.4	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.1	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.52	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$28.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$73.9	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1179	$18476

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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

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701