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Tripoli vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 28.2% cheaper than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 87.0% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% less for restaurants

	Kiev	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH368.48	$4.63 LYD29.590	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH263.20	$3.70 LYD23.670	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH29.51	$0.48 LYD3.100	-28.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH20.26	$0.11 LYD0.680	-77.0%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Kiev	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH34.23	$0.26 LYD1.690	-66.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH214.23	$2.86 LYD18.270	-41.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH207.75	$3.88 LYD24.810	-18.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH88.10	$1.45 LYD9.280	-27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH92.54	$1.70 LYD10.860	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH24.18	$1.05 LYD6.730	+90.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH31.63	$0.64 LYD4.100	-11.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH37.28	$0.39 LYD2.480	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH44.22	$0.27 LYD1.740	-73.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH16.31	$0.33 LYD2.100	-11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH11.08	$0.26 LYD1.690	+4.5%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Kiev	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH232.10	$0.11 LYD0.670	-98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH447.45	$21.76 LYD139.060	+112.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1M	$13,888.71 LYD88,761.240	-54.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH263.20	$8.33 LYD53.260	+38.5%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH307.89	$30.71 LYD196.260	+336.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH27,571.53	$228.39 LYD1,459.630	-63.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH16,523.65	$109.57 LYD700.230	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,541.10	$19.17 LYD122.500	-76.3%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 87.0% less for childcare

	Kiev	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH16,318.62	$53.24 LYD340.250	-85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH343K	$925.91 LYD5,917.420	-88.2%
Average			-87.0%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH47.38	$0.69 LYD4.440	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH71.57	$0.51 LYD3.280	-68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH126.34	$1.94 LYD12.430	-32.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,686.51	$29.63 LYD189.360	-23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH210.56	$4.63 LYD29.590	-3.8%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Kiev	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH3,000.52	$22.96 LYD146.750	-66.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,565.44	$35.86 LYD229.200	+0.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,242.84	$50.77 LYD324.470	-47.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,790.30	$56.25 LYD359.480	-48.6%
Average			-40.6%

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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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