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Tripoli vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 16.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 43.3% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 25.7% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 17.8% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 69.2% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.8% more in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.3% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.45	$4.50 LBP402,330	-46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.89	$8.00 LBP715,254	+32.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$1.50 LBP134,110	+122.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.76 LBP68,173	+64.6%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 25.7% less for groceries

	Kiev	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.02	$0.45 LBP40,606	-42.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.65	$2.83 LBP253,319	-42.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.40	$4.92 LBP439,974	+3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.99	$1.61 LBP144,243	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.80 LBP250,085	+32.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$0.45 LBP40,554	-18.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.25 LBP22,305	-65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$0.21 LBP18,925	-75.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.42 LBP37,851	-58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.24 LBP21,629	-35.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.35 LBP31,092	+37.3%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 17.8% more for transportation

	Kiev	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.89	$3.37 LBP301,111	-36.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.61	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,165.80	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.89	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	+116.0%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Kiev	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH297.00	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	+438.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,596.03	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,939.03	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	-51.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.82	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+72.1%
Average			+101.7%

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pay 69.2% less for childcare

	Kiev	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,741.25	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,037.99	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	-74.5%
Average			-69.2%

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pay 58.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$4.00 LBP357,627	+269.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$2.50 LBP223,517	+52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.87	$2.50 LBP223,517	-13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.84	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	-49.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.11	$6.50 LBP581,144	+35.0%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Kiev	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.36	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,510.06	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.73	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.82	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	-31.5%
Average			-9.2%

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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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