Cost of Living Comparison Between Tripoli and Mexico City Cost of Living Comparison Between Tripoli and Mexico City

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 55.4% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 66.5% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 55.9% cheaper than Mexico City without rent, and 65.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.64 LYD 29.53
$13.12 MX$231
-64.63%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.22 LYD 116
$53.8 MX$946
-66.14%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.61 LYD 22.95
$9.40 MX$165
-61.60%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.57 LYD 3.64
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 LYD 4.61
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.49 LYD 3.10
$3.56 MX$62.7
-86.24%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 LYD 3.09
$1.60 MX$28.20
-69.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.10 LYD 0.63
$1.15 MX$20.31
-91.30%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$3.16 MX$55.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.85 MX$85.2
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.00 LYD 6.33
$1.63 MX$28.74
-38.65%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYD 1.33
$2.73 MX$48.09
-92.31%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.19 LYD 7.59
$1.88 MX$33.04
-36.70%
Eggs
$1.43 LYD 9.07
$2.63 MX$46.29
-45.63%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.76 LYD 30.30
$9.89 MX$174
-51.87%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.24 LYD 20.60
$8.40 MX$148
-61.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.18 LYD 64.7
$11.63 MX$205
-12.47%
Apples (1kg)
$2.11 LYD 13.43
$2.97 MX$52.3
-28.96%
Banana (1kg)
$1.27 LYD 8.09
$1.78 MX$31.39
-28.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.80 LYD 5.11
$2.06 MX$36.16
-61.17%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.52 LYD 3.29
$1.97 MX$34.74
-73.60%
Potato (1kg)
$0.64 LYD 4.06
$2.09 MX$36.69
-69.38%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 LYD 3.34
$2.26 MX$39.74
-76.55%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.39 LYD 2.46
$1.46 MX$25.65
-73.29%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.20 LYD 1.27
$1.09 MX$19.17
-81.65%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.18 LYD 7.48
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYD 4.21
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.69 LYD 4.40
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-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.81 LYD 11.52
$4.34 MX$76.3
-58.29%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$13.62 MX$240
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.67 MX$29.44
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.54 MX$62.3
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🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 LYD 1.70
$0.36 MX$6.33
-25.00%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.80 LYD 139
$18.96 MX$333
14.98%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.88 LYD 5.59
$1.32 MX$23.28
-33.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.86 LYD 5.44
$0.30 MX$5.30
186.67%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.48 LYD 28.49
$5.49 MX$96.5
-18.40%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYD 0.19
$1.34 MX$23.51
-97.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.9K LYD 88.5K
$19.1K MX$336.2K
-27.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.3K LYD 103.8K
$23.8K MX$418.0K
-31.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.29 LYD 205
$41.11 MX$723
-21.45%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.11 LYD 51.6
$27.78 MX$489
-70.81%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.18 LYD 147
$30.00 MX$528
-22.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.95 LYD 178
$53.5 MX$942
-47.79%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.76 LYD 74.8
$26.13 MX$460
-54.99%
Cinema Ticket
$4.50 LYD 28.64
$6.28 MX$111
-28.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$53.0 LYD 337
$439 MX$7,729
-87.94%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$925 LYD 5,883
$10.7K MX$188.9K
-91.39%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.36 LYD 136
$57.1 MX$1,005
-62.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.21 LYD 224
$45.30 MX$797
-22.27%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.7 LYD 322
$104 MX$1,834
-51.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.9 LYD 349
$108 MX$1,904
-49.29%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$210 LYD 1,338
$996 MX$17.5K
-78.89%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$122 LYD 773
$624 MX$11.0K
-80.52%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$401 LYD 2,550
$2,106 MX$37.1K
-80.97%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$223 LYD 1,416
$1,218 MX$21.4K
-81.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
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$3,799 MX$66.8K
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Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$236 LYD 1,499
$2,230 MX$39.2K
-89.44%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$244 LYD 1,554
$1,096 MX$19.3K
-77.71%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
11.34
54.32%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Tripoli: February 28, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

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