Cost of Living inTobruk, Libya
Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Libya: $12,584/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 82% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
Happiness
5.9 / 10
#65 globally
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Libya yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Tobruk. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Tobruk is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Libya.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
GoodSolid hospital-bed capacity support this rating.
Public care
GoodStrong public funding and relatively low patient cost-sharing support this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
71/100
2023
Physicians
2.04/1k
2017
Hospital beds
3.50/1k
2022
Out of pocket
19%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
71.1 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
59/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
5.2/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Libya yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in Tobruk, Libya · Source: GDP-derived estimate (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Tobruk compared with the US?
Your money goes about 2.9x further in Tobruk than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate. We are using the country-level cost index for Libya here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Tobruk cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Tobruk is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 82% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Tobruk. We are using the country-level cost index for Libya here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Tobruk compare with New York City?
Rent in Tobruk is about 95% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Libya here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Tobruk?
Groceries in Tobruk are about 77% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 88% cheaper than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Libya here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Tobruk
Tobruk sits on the Mediterranean coast of eastern Libya, on a natural deep-water harbor roughly 150 kilometers from the Egyptian border. With about 141,000 residents, the city functions as the main port for the surrounding Cyrenaica region, with the local economy tied to the oil-export terminal that ships crude from the Sarir and Messla fields in the southern desert, along with fishing and limited tourism around the WWII battlefield sites that made the city famous during the 1941-42 siege. The Tobruk Free Port operations and proximity to Egypt give it commercial relevance for cross-border trade. Arabic dominates with limited English infrastructure outside the oil sector. The hot semi-arid Mediterranean climate brings hot dry summers and mild winters with limited rainfall. Ongoing Libyan political fragmentation and security volatility remain dominant practical considerations.
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