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Mexico City vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 2.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 8.2% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.5% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in Mexico City

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

Mexico City vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Tripoli, you would:

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pay 59.5% more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.50 LBP402,330	$10.86 MX$195.57	+141.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP715,254	$8.82 MX$158.90	+10.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 LBP134,110	$1.73 MX$31.20	+15.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,173	$1.30 MX$23.49	+71.0%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 LBP40,606	$2.63 MX$47.29	+478.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,319	$5.04 MX$90.79	+77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP439,974	$6.54 MX$117.78	+32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,243	$2.61 MX$46.96	+61.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.80 LBP250,085	$3.80 MX$68.54	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,554	$1.37 MX$24.66	+201.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,305	$0.80 MX$14.41	+220.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,925	$0.97 MX$17.53	+359.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,851	$0.91 MX$16.32	+114.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,629	$0.96 MX$17.27	+296.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,092	$0.99 MX$17.91	+185.9%
Average			+187.7%

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pay 8.2% less for transportation

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.37 LBP301,111	$5.14 MX$92.54	+52.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$19.54 MX$352.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,011,651,876	$20,030.45 MX$360,826.57	-11.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.00 LBP1,162,288	$4.42 MX$79.70	-66.0%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3,390,579	$30.93 MX$557.23	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$300.00 LBP26,822,025	$1,079.15 MX$19,439.65	+259.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$183.33 LBP16,391,238	$677.25 MX$12,199.84	+269.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12,461,100	$37.36 MX$673.03	-73.2%
Average			+109.4%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,069,911	$430.39 MX$7,752.95	+218.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP178,813,500	$10,897.53 MX$196,307.02	+444.9%
Average			+331.9%

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pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357,627	$3.26 MX$58.67	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 LBP223,517	$3.81 MX$68.70	+52.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.50 LBP223,517	$4.34 MX$78.23	+73.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,743,432	$58.44 MX$1,052.82	+199.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP581,144	$6.51 MX$117.34	+0.2%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50 LBP4,246,821	$60.95 MX$1,097.86	+28.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4,470,338	$48.08 MX$866.05	-3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,450,562	$105.72 MX$1,904.43	+26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,705,506	$110.91 MX$1,997.92	+47.9%
Average			+24.8%

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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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