Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 54.6% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 62.3% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 61.0% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 63.6% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 73.0% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.8% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 45.3% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.3% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP893,971	$5.63 LYD27.100	-43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP682,905	$4.10 LYD19.710	-46.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,078	$0.50 LYD2.430	-68.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,019	$0.10 LYD0.490	-90.9%
Average			-62.3%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Beirut	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,754	$0.27 LYD1.290	-70.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP489,449	$2.57 LYD12.380	-53.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP553,162	$4.05 LYD19.470	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP242,866	$1.48 LYD7.110	-45.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP342,917	$1.59 LYD7.640	-58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,837	$0.88 LYD4.250	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,664	$0.57 LYD2.750	+3.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,707	$0.36 LYD1.710	-13.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,699	$0.25 LYD1.190	-46.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,008	$0.30 LYD1.430	-24.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,209	$0.32 LYD1.550	-26.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 61.0% less for transportation

	Beirut	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,058	$0.12 LYD0.560	-96.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,704,785	$22.74 LYD109.400	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,681,913,843	$14,851.83 LYD71,443.510	-50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,139,813	$9.32 LYD44.840	-26.9%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 63.6% less for housing

	Beirut	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,849,533	$20.49 LYD98.540	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP65,996,115	$210.71 LYD1,013.580	-71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,127,093	$130.23 LYD626.450	-63.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,409,298	$26.36 LYD126.810	-83.6%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 73.0% less for childcare

	Beirut	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,329,186	$72.27 LYD347.640	-74.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP367,521,527	$1,170.59 LYD5,631.020	-71.5%
Average			-73.0%

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pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,191	$0.72 LYD3.450	-76.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,312	$0.60 LYD2.880	-78.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,794	$2.15 LYD10.350	+7.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,304,230	$26.63 LYD128.110	-55.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP625,780	$5.12 LYD24.640	-26.8%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 45.3% less for clothing

	Beirut	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP6,984,151	$30.22 LYD145.350	-61.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,172,262	$39.67 LYD190.840	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,219,079	$52.09 LYD250.580	-49.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,897,539	$67.60 LYD325.190	-38.9%
Average			-45.3%

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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: March 2025

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