Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Tripoli, Lebanon

Tripoli vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 2.0% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 19.3% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 35.1% more in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 0.9% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB97.61	$4.00 LBP357,917	+37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB195.22	$7.64 LBP683,533	+31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.63	$1.59 LBP142,208	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.78	$1.13 LBP101,112	+287.3%
Average			+128.4%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.01	$0.33 LBP29,640	-78.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB393.39	$2.83 LBP253,525	-75.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB245.24	$4.92 LBP440,331	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.14	$1.61 LBP144,360	-29.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.05	$2.72 LBP243,523	+107.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.30	$0.45 LBP40,587	-69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.34	$0.25 LBP22,323	-65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.69	$0.21 LBP18,941	-79.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.96	$0.42 LBP37,881	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.88	$0.24 LBP21,647	-66.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.86	$0.35 LBP31,117	-44.1%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 19.3% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB149.63	$3.49 LBP312,339	-21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,317.75	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,854,616.68	$22,500.00 LBP2,013,285,348	-59.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB346.52	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	+23.3%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 35.1% more for housing

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB514.72	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	+107.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,144.43	$250.00 LBP22,369,837	-56.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,116.09	$150.00 LBP13,421,902	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,256.25	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	+139.4%
Average			+35.1%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,199.54	$135.00 LBP12,079,712	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB442,042.63	$2,000.00 LBP178,958,698	-84.8%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.09	$3.00 LBP268,438	+28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB86.58	$1.00 LBP89,479	-61.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB140.80	$2.00 LBP178,959	-52.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,828.91	$19.50 LBP1,744,847	-64.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB244.03	$6.50 LBP581,616	-10.7%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 0.9% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,852.04	$35.00 LBP3,131,777	-36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,167.45	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	+66.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,253.68	$83.33 LBP7,456,612	-14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,086.96	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	-18.6%
Average			-0.9%

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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: April 2025

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