Tripoli vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tripoli	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$455	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1101	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$168	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$276	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$179	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.7	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$312	$4354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	20	74
😀 Quality of life	49	90
🏙️ Population	1.29M	459K

The cost of living in Tripoli is 81% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 8852nd and 1045th ($455 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 0.7 months in Tripoli compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Tripoli ranked 1st best city to live in Libya vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6694th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Tripoli	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.6	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.67	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.69	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$0.51	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$206	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.9	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$376	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$179	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.7	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.36%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$357	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.7	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.14	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.48	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.26	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.46	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.55	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.16	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.72	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.92	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.16	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.65	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.35	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$53.3	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$919	$16163

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Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710