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Nairobi vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 3.9 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 62.6% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 14.3 times more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 52.1% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 22.5% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.63 LYD27.970	$3.85 KES498.74	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD20.340	$6.17 KES797.98	+50.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LYD2.500	$0.66 KES85.77	+31.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.10 LYD0.510	$0.53 KES68.92	+419.9%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 62.6% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 LYD1.330	$0.56 KES72.23	+108.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.57 LYD12.780	$5.59 KES723.49	+117.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 LYD20.090	$3.35 KES433.79	-17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 LYD7.340	$1.70 KES220.38	+15.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 LYD7.880	$2.71 KES350.70	+70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LYD4.380	$1.26 KES163.56	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 LYD2.840	$0.50 KES64.67	-12.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 LYD1.770	$0.87 KES113.09	+145.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.230	$0.46 KES59.16	+84.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.480	$0.48 KES62.45	+62.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 LYD1.600	$0.56 KES72.00	+72.1%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 14.3 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.580	$6.17 KES799.16	+5208.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.74 LYD112.910	$30.83 KES3,989.92	+35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,851.83 LYD73,734.260	$19,266.80 KES2,493,702.01	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 LYD46.270	$13.87 KES1,795.47	+48.8%
Average			+1330.5%

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pay 52.1% more for housing

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.49 LYD101.700	$39.39 KES5,098.60	+92.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$210.71 LYD1,046.080	$428.53 KES55,464.39	+103.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.23 LYD646.540	$166.44 KES21,541.75	+27.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.36 LYD130.880	$22.39 KES2,898.26	-15.1%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.27 LYD358.780	$166.67 KES21,572.71	+130.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,170.59 LYD5,811.570	$8,008.06 KES1,036,482.78	+584.1%
Average			+357.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 LYD3.560	$2.31 KES299.24	+222.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.60 LYD2.970	$2.24 KES290.04	+274.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 LYD10.680	$3.08 KES398.99	+43.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.63 LYD132.210	$44.12 KES5,710.07	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 LYD25.430	$6.17 KES797.98	+20.4%
Average			+125.2%

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pay 22.5% less for clothing

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.22 LYD150.010	$16.84 KES2,179.97	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 LYD196.960	$22.95 KES2,970.28	-42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.09 LYD258.610	$61.84 KES8,003.60	+18.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.60 LYD335.620	$52.50 KES6,795.30	-22.3%
Average			-22.5%

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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: January 2025

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