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Tripoli vs. Tehran Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 18.0% more expensive than Tehran.

Restaurants: pay 20.6% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 28.7% more in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 62.2% more in Tripoli
Housing: pay 94.3% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 55.5% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Tehran Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.6% less for restaurants

	Tehran	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,066	$4.63 LYD25.110	+21.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,551	$3.70 LYD20.090	-17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,803	$0.48 LYD2.630	+3.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 IRR42,832	$0.11 LYD0.580	-89.5%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 28.7% more for groceries

	Tehran	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,597	$0.26 LYD1.430	-50.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,457	$2.86 LYD15.510	+51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,088	$3.88 LYD21.060	+65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,879	$1.45 LYD7.880	+30.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IRR59,444	$1.70 LYD9.220	+20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.41 IRR17,238	$1.05 LYD5.710	+157.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 IRR28,730	$0.64 LYD3.480	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,027	$0.39 LYD2.100	+1.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,059	$0.27 LYD1.480	-4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,251	$0.33 LYD1.780	+35.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,697	$0.26 LYD1.440	+15.0%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 62.2% more for transportation

	Tehran	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.75 IRR115,757	$0.11 LYD0.570	-96.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 IRR275,915	$21.76 LYD118.010	+232.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,864,330,000	$13,888.71 LYD75,323.400	-79.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,049	$8.33 LYD45.190	+192.4%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 94.3% more for housing

	Tehran	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,479	$30.71 LYD166.550	+433.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$450.54 IRR18,977,937	$228.39 LYD1,238.650	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$321.19 IRR13,529,405	$109.57 LYD594.220	-65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,653	$19.17 LYD103.950	+59.0%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 55.5% less for childcare

	Tehran	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.82 IRR5,215,585	$53.24 LYD288.740	-57.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,011.10 IRR84,712,359	$925.91 LYD5,021.560	-54.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Tehran	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,380	$0.69 LYD3.770	+6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.23 IRR51,930	$0.51 LYD2.780	-58.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 IRR105,306	$1.94 LYD10.550	-22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.91 IRR923,022	$29.63 LYD160.690	+35.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.50 IRR63,184	$4.63 LYD25.110	+208.6%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Tehran	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,984	$22.96 LYD124.530	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,590	$35.86 LYD194.500	+16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,955,590	$50.77 LYD275.350	-56.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,941,635	$56.25 LYD305.060	-19.5%
Average			-17.2%

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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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