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Buenos Aires vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 5.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 6.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 11.2 times more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Buenos Aires

The cost of transportation, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and clothing in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, transportation, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Tripoli, you would:

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pay 6.2 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.63 LYD25.170	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	+288.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.70 LYD20.140	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	+224.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 LYD2.640	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	+349.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.580	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	+1205.3%
Average			+517.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.440	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	+995.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 LYD15.550	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	+114.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.88 LYD21.110	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 LYD7.900	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	+126.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.70 LYD9.240	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	+130.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 LYD5.730	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	+9.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.64 LYD3.490	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	+49.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 LYD2.110	$0.57 ARS819.15	+46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 LYD1.480	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	+317.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LYD1.790	$0.66 ARS952.66	+100.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.440	$0.58 ARS837.26	+118.7%
Average			+187.2%

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pay 11.2 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.570	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	+4001.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.76 LYD118.300	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	-8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,888.71 LYD75,511.690	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	+80.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 LYD45.310	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	+14.2%
Average			+1021.9%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.71 LYD166.960	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	-4.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$228.39 LYD1,241.750	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	+188.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$109.57 LYD595.700	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	+323.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.17 LYD104.210	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	+426.8%
Average			+233.6%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$53.24 LYD289.460	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	+590.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$925.91 LYD5,034.110	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	+493.6%
Average			+541.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.69 LYD3.780	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	+447.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.51 LYD2.790	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	+704.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.94 LYD10.570	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	+89.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.63 LYD161.090	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	+47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.63 LYD25.170	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	+94.4%
Average			+276.5%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Tripoli	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.96 LYD124.850	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	+391.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.86 LYD194.990	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	+155.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.77 LYD276.040	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	+154.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.25 LYD305.820	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	+139.9%
Average			+210.4%

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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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