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Tripoli vs. Dakar Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 60.5% cheaper than Dakar.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 52.0% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 73.2% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 66.6% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.6% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 48.0% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Dakar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Dakar	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.92 F CFA2,728	$4.63 LYD29.230	-5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.46 F CFA5,803	$3.70 LYD23.380	-64.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 F CFA496	$0.48 LYD3.060	-45.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 F CFA602	$0.11 LYD0.670	-90.2%
Average			-51.6%

Dakar vs. Tripoli - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.0% less for groceries

	Dakar	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 F CFA354	$0.26 LYD1.670	-58.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.44 F CFA3,571	$2.86 LYD18.050	-55.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.55 F CFA5,294	$3.88 LYD24.510	-59.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 F CFA1,557	$1.45 LYD9.170	-48.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 F CFA2,439	$1.70 LYD10.730	-61.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 F CFA705	$1.05 LYD6.650	-17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 F CFA472	$0.64 LYD4.050	-24.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 F CFA672	$0.39 LYD2.450	-68.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 F CFA543	$0.27 LYD1.720	-72.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA385	$0.33 LYD2.080	-52.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA325	$0.26 LYD1.670	-54.8%
Average			-52.0%

Dakar vs. Tripoli - Cost of groceries

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pay 73.2% less for transportation

	Dakar	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.70 F CFA3,717	$0.11 LYD0.660	-98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.49 F CFA44,636	$21.76 LYD137.380	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,116.17 F CFA21M	$13,888.71 LYD87,687.300	-62.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.12 F CFA11,159	$8.33 LYD52.610	-58.6%
Average			-73.2%

Dakar vs. Tripoli - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.6% less for housing

	Dakar	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.58 F CFA26,940	$30.71 LYD193.890	-36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$940.87 F CFA522K	$228.39 LYD1,441.970	-75.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$364.90 F CFA202K	$109.57 LYD691.760	-70.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$119.46 F CFA66,244	$19.17 LYD121.020	-84.0%
Average			-66.6%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Dakar	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.31 F CFA149K	$53.24 LYD336.130	-80.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,289.08 F CFA4M	$925.91 LYD5,845.820	-87.3%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 48.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Dakar	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 F CFA1,488	$0.69 LYD4.380	-74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 F CFA2,480	$0.51 LYD3.240	-88.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.79 F CFA992	$1.94 LYD12.280	+8.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.08 F CFA27,773	$29.63 LYD187.070	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.94 F CFA4,960	$4.63 LYD29.230	-48.2%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 48.0% less for clothing

	Dakar	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.32 F CFA29,013	$22.96 LYD144.980	-56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.70 F CFA26,451	$35.86 LYD226.430	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.31 F CFA61,168	$50.77 LYD320.550	-54.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.17 F CFA72,740	$56.25 LYD355.130	-57.1%
Average			-48.0%

Dakar vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2026

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