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Tripoli vs. Freetown Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 14.4% cheaper than Freetown.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 43.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 34.9% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 81.5% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.0% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Tripoli

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Tripoli. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Freetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% less for restaurants

	Freetown	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.63 LYD29.590	+54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL210K	$3.70 LYD23.670	-63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.48 LYD3.100	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.11 LYD0.680	-88.0%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 43.8% less for groceries

	Freetown	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$0.26 LYD1.690	-60.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$2.86 LYD18.270	-19.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL192K	$3.88 LYD24.810	-57.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.45 LYD9.280	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$1.70 LYD10.860	-50.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.05 LYD6.730	-41.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.64 LYD4.100	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$0.39 LYD2.480	+20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.27 LYD1.740	-88.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.33 LYD2.100	-63.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.26 LYD1.690	-64.2%
Average			-43.8%

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pay 34.9% less for transportation

	Freetown	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105K	$0.11 LYD0.670	-97.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.76 LYD139.060
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL252M	$13,888.71 LYD88,761.240	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225K	$8.33 LYD53.260	-22.5%
Average			-34.9%

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pay 81.5% less for housing

	Freetown	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2M	$30.71 LYD196.260	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL28M	$228.39 LYD1,459.630	-82.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26M	$109.57 LYD700.230	-91.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2M	$19.17 LYD122.500	-82.6%
Average			-81.5%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Freetown	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$53.24 LYD340.250
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$925.91 LYD5,917.420

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pay 50.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Freetown	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$0.69 LYD4.440	-53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$0.51 LYD3.280	-70.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$1.94 LYD12.430	-35.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1M	$29.63 LYD189.360	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.63 LYD29.590
Average			-50.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Freetown	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL210K	$22.96 LYD146.750	+129.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL168K	$35.86 LYD229.200	+348.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419K	$50.77 LYD324.470	+153.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1M	$56.25 LYD359.480	+12.5%
Average			+161.1%

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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: March 2026

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