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Tripoli vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 11.5% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 36.2% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 27.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 19.2% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 80.5% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 58.5% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 71.5% more in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.2% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES747.37	$4.50 LBP402,330	-22.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES896.85	$8.00 LBP715,254	+14.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.36	$1.50 LBP134,110	+113.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES70.70	$0.76 LBP68,173	+38.8%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 27.8% less for groceries

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.35	$0.45 LBP40,606	-16.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES716.71	$2.83 LBP253,319	-49.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES432.07	$4.92 LBP439,974	+46.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES211.74	$1.61 LBP144,243	-1.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES375.75	$2.80 LBP250,085	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES181.11	$0.45 LBP40,554	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.12	$0.25 LBP22,305	-47.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES114.54	$0.21 LBP18,925	-76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES58.73	$0.42 LBP37,851	-7.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.20	$0.24 LBP21,629	-50.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.21	$0.35 LBP31,092	-31.3%
Average			-27.8%

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pay 19.2% less for transportation

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES695.11	$3.37 LBP301,111	-37.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES3,985.98	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,790,186.52	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	+3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,192.29	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	-23.7%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 80.5% more for housing

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,132.38	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	-4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,406.69	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,561.75	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	-11.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,775.48	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	+375.3%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 58.5% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES28,856.84	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	-39.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,129,767.62	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	-77.2%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 2.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES298.95	$4.00 LBP357,627	+72.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES305.12	$2.50 LBP223,517	+5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES398.60	$2.50 LBP223,517	-19.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,831.99	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	-57.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES946.67	$6.50 LBP581,144	-11.6%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 71.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,526.41	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	+142.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,203.02	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	+101.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,744.25	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,017.80	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	+20.4%
Average			+71.5%

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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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