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Tripoli vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 36.3% cheaper than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 41.5% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 52.3% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 44.9% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.5% less for restaurants

	Manila	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱347.66	$4.63 LYD29.190	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱248.33	$3.70 LYD23.350	-13.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.08	$0.48 LYD3.060	-50.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.08	$0.11 LYD0.670	-78.9%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 52.3% less for groceries

	Manila	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱77.00	$0.26 LYD1.660	-80.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱246.89	$2.86 LYD18.030	-33.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱422.67	$3.88 LYD24.480	-47.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱127.80	$1.45 LYD9.160	-34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱131.84	$1.70 LYD10.720	-25.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.52	$1.05 LYD6.640	-30.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱47.48	$0.64 LYD4.050	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱94.50	$0.39 LYD2.440	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.11	$0.27 LYD1.720	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱67.55	$0.33 LYD2.070	-71.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱79.36	$0.26 LYD1.670	-80.7%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Manila	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱241.34	$0.11 LYD0.660	-97.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱794.65	$21.76 LYD137.210	+58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1M	$13,888.71 LYD87,577.800	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱168.86	$8.33 LYD52.550	+184.9%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 44.9% less for housing

	Manila	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,564.88	$30.71 LYD193.640	+13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱29,618.85	$228.39 LYD1,440.170	-55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,535.47	$109.57 LYD690.890	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,802.39	$19.17 LYD120.870	-80.9%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Manila	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,001.72	$53.24 LYD335.710	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱984K	$925.91 LYD5,838.520	-94.6%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱84.43	$0.69 LYD4.380	-52.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱149.39	$0.51 LYD3.230	-80.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱188.73	$1.94 LYD12.260	-40.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,432.80	$29.63 LYD186.830	-29.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱432.09	$4.63 LYD29.190	-38.1%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Manila	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,842.41	$22.96 LYD144.800	-53.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,714.74	$35.86 LYD226.150	+20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,668.52	$50.77 LYD320.150	-37.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,869.47	$56.25 LYD354.690	+13.2%
Average			-14.2%

Manila 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: March 2026

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