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Tripoli vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 9.4% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 22.7% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 44.5% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.1% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Tripoli

The cost of housing, restaurants, and transportation in Tripoli are more expensive than in Ankara. Expenses including childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Ankara	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.62 TRY410.93	$4.50 LBP402,330	-53.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 TRY359.56	$8.00 LBP715,254	-5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 TRY51.59	$1.50 LBP134,110	+24.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 TRY17.49	$0.76 LBP68,173	+86.1%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 22.7% less for groceries

	Ankara	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.69 TRY29.48	$0.45 LBP40,606	-34.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 TRY205.38	$2.83 LBP253,319	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 TRY156.66	$4.92 LBP439,974	+34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.32 TRY99.07	$1.61 LBP144,243	-30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 TRY108.76	$2.80 LBP250,085	+9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TRY29.77	$0.45 LBP40,554	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 TRY44.88	$0.25 LBP22,305	-76.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 TRY25.62	$0.21 LBP18,925	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 TRY27.15	$0.42 LBP37,851	-33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 TRY12.60	$0.24 LBP21,629	-18.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY10.67	$0.35 LBP31,092	+39.1%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Ankara	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.41 TRY188.30	$3.37 LBP301,111	-23.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.02 TRY385.24	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,122.27 TRY2,054,633.12	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	-53.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.74 TRY287.65	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	+93.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 44.5% more for housing

	Ankara	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.72 TRY586.00	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+176.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$717.46 TRY30,632.71	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	-58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.73 TRY21,891.63	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.15 TRY2,653.64	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+124.3%
Average			+44.5%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.60 TRY25,643.40	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	-77.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,110.57 TRY602,466.26	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	-85.8%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.61 TRY154.10	$4.00 LBP357,627	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.22 TRY137.60	$2.50 LBP223,517	-22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.17 TRY92.46	$2.50 LBP223,517	+15.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.91 TRY2,387.29	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	-65.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 TRY274.81	$6.50 LBP581,144	+1.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Ankara	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.32 TRY2,447.41	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	-17.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.55 TRY1,944.87	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY4,448.28	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	-20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.96 TRY4,097.18	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	-21.8%
Average			-12.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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