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Addis Ababa vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Addis Ababa is 6.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Addis Ababa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Transportation: pay 12.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Addis Ababa
Childcare: pay 17.2 times more in Addis Ababa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.9% more in Addis Ababa
Clothing: pay 98.9% more in Addis Ababa

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Addis Ababa are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Addis Ababa.

Addis Ababa vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Addis Ababa instead of Tripoli, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 LYD25.170	$4.26 ETB655.54	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 LYD20.140	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	+75.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.640	$0.61 ETB93.51	+25.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.580	$0.57 ETB87.20	+432.8%
Average			+131.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.440	$1.26 ETB193.73	+376.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 LYD15.550	$4.34 ETB667.36	+51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 LYD21.110	$5.42 ETB834.53	+39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 LYD7.900	$2.28 ETB351.02	+57.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 LYD9.240	$5.76 ETB886.79	+239.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 LYD5.730	$3.08 ETB473.48	+192.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 LYD3.490	$0.43 ETB66.40	-32.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 LYD2.110	$1.06 ETB162.78	+172.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 LYD1.480	$0.40 ETB62.30	+48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LYD1.790	$0.28 ETB42.45	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.440	$0.91 ETB139.43	+242.3%
Average			+124.6%

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pay 12.7 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$4.81 ETB740.52	+4476.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.76 LYD118.300	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-44.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,888.71 LYD75,511.690	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+296.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 LYD45.310	$3.62 ETB556.29	-56.6%
Average			+1167.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.71 LYD166.960	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+324.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.39 LYD1,241.750	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	+257.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$109.57 LYD595.700	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	+367.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.17 LYD104.210	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+536.3%
Average			+371.3%

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pay 17.2 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.24 LYD289.460	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	+76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$925.91 LYD5,034.110	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+3160.3%
Average			+1618.5%

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pay 78.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.69 LYD3.780	$0.90 ETB138.50	+29.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.51 LYD2.790	$1.09 ETB167.35	+112.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 LYD10.570	$5.10 ETB784.81	+162.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.63 LYD161.090	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	+109.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 LYD25.170	$3.75 ETB577.06	-19.0%
Average			+78.9%

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pay 98.9% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Addis Ababa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.96 LYD124.850	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+96.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 LYD194.990	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+109.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.77 LYD276.040	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+85.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 LYD305.820	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+104.6%
Average			+98.9%

Tripoli vs. Addis Ababa - 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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