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Tripoli vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 63.5% cheaper than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 41.9% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 55.8% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 92.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.4% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 47.2% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Doha	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.24 QAR30.02	$4.63 LYD25.170	-43.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.14 QAR26.02	$3.70 LYD20.130	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 QAR3.20	$0.48 LYD2.640	-44.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 QAR1.08	$0.11 LYD0.580	-64.3%
Average			-50.2%

Doha vs. Tripoli - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.9% less for groceries

	Doha	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 QAR5.53	$0.26 LYD1.440	-82.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 QAR20.31	$2.86 LYD15.540	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.92 QAR28.85	$3.88 LYD21.100	-51.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.51 QAR9.15	$1.45 LYD7.890	-42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.51 QAR12.78	$1.70 LYD9.240	-51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 QAR3.45	$1.05 LYD5.730	+11.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 QAR2.64	$0.64 LYD3.490	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 QAR2.67	$0.39 LYD2.110	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 QAR2.35	$0.27 LYD1.480	-57.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 QAR1.78	$0.33 LYD1.790	-32.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 QAR1.84	$0.26 LYD1.440	-47.5%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 55.8% less for transportation

	Doha	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.15 QAR7.83	$0.11 LYD0.570	-95.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.46 QAR100.08	$21.76 LYD118.280	-20.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,456.90 QAR100,079.24	$13,888.71 LYD75,498.600	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.77 QAR72.06	$8.33 LYD45.300	-57.8%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	Doha	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.14 QAR317.63	$30.71 LYD166.940	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,630.25 QAR5,942.20	$228.39 LYD1,241.530	-86.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,149.49 QAR4,189.86	$109.57 LYD595.600	-90.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.60 QAR242.74	$19.17 LYD104.200	-71.2%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 92.8% less for childcare

	Doha	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.08 QAR3,047.49	$53.24 LYD289.410	-93.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,413.33 QAR41,601.12	$925.91 LYD5,033.240	-91.9%
Average			-92.8%

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pay 78.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.98 QAR40.03	$0.69 LYD3.770	-93.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 QAR18.79	$0.51 LYD2.790	-90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.45 QAR23.52	$1.94 LYD10.570	-69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$121.52 QAR442.94	$29.63 LYD161.060	-75.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.36 QAR45.04	$4.63 LYD25.170	-62.5%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 47.2% less for clothing

	Doha	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.08 QAR229.93	$22.96 LYD124.820	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.90 QAR203.75	$35.86 LYD194.950	-35.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.01 QAR375.46	$50.77 LYD275.990	-50.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.59 QAR333.82	$56.25 LYD305.770	-38.6%
Average			-47.2%

Doha 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: December 2025

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