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Tripoli vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 55.0% cheaper than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 39.0% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 60.6% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 54.5% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 85.1% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.2% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 28.1% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 50.5% less for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.520	$4.63 LYD25.060	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$3.70 LYD20.050	-60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$0.48 LYD2.620	-13.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.11 LYD0.580	-67.5%
Average			-50.5%

Kuwait City vs. Tripoli - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.0% less for groceries

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$0.26 LYD1.430	-80.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$2.86 LYD15.480	+6.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$3.88 LYD21.010	-35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$1.45 LYD7.860	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.990	$1.70 LYD9.200	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.330	$1.05 LYD5.700	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$0.64 LYD3.480	-27.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$0.39 LYD2.100	-49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.27 LYD1.480	-65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.33 LYD1.780	-45.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.26 LYD1.430	-61.0%
Average			-39.0%

Kuwait City vs. Tripoli - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.6% less for transportation

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$0.11 LYD0.570	-92.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.570	$21.76 LYD117.770	-50.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,532.140	$13,888.71 LYD75,171.830	-34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.290	$8.33 LYD45.100	-64.9%
Average			-60.6%

Kuwait City vs. Tripoli - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.5% less for housing

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.930	$30.71 LYD166.210	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.900	$228.39 LYD1,236.160	-75.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.450	$109.57 LYD593.020	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.240	$19.17 LYD103.750	-63.7%
Average			-54.5%

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pay 85.1% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.210	$53.24 LYD288.160	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,286.970	$925.91 LYD5,011.460	-87.6%
Average			-85.1%

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pay 67.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$0.69 LYD3.760	-78.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$0.51 LYD2.780	-91.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$1.94 LYD10.520	-33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.240	$29.63 LYD160.370	-72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.520	$4.63 LYD25.060	-59.6%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 28.1% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.180	$22.96 LYD124.280	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.890	$35.86 LYD194.110	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.130	$50.77 LYD274.790	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.330	$56.25 LYD304.450	-22.6%
Average			-28.1%

Kuwait City 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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