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Tripoli vs. Thailand Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 34.7% cheaper than Thailand overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 38.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 30.2% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.2% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 5.2% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Thailand Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1% more for restaurants

	Thailand	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.33 THB79.49	$5.63 LYD27.730	+141.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 THB205.11	$4.10 LYD20.170	-31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 THB24.01	$0.50 LYD2.480	-28.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 THB12.93	$0.10 LYD0.500	-73.0%
Average			+2.1%

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pay 38.8% less for groceries

	Thailand	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 THB47.67	$0.27 LYD1.320	-80.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.16 THB278.09	$2.57 LYD12.670	-68.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.68 THB227.74	$4.05 LYD19.920	-39.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 THB69.72	$1.48 LYD7.280	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.29 THB43.96	$1.59 LYD7.820	+23.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 THB41.94	$0.88 LYD4.350	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 THB17.74	$0.57 LYD2.820	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 THB27.77	$0.36 LYD1.750	-56.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 THB22.43	$0.25 LYD1.220	-62.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 THB23.59	$0.30 LYD1.460	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 THB18.25	$0.32 LYD1.590	-39.6%
Average			-38.8%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Thailand	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB152.20	$0.12 LYD0.570	-97.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 THB866.50	$22.74 LYD111.960	-10.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,362.48 THB1,068,517.07	$14,851.83 LYD73,116.070	-52.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.67 THB329.32	$9.32 LYD45.890	-3.6%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 30.2% less for housing

	Thailand	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.13 THB583.77	$20.49 LYD100.850	+19.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.22 THB13,260.69	$210.71 LYD1,037.310	-45.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.23 THB7,673.72	$130.23 LYD641.120	-42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.17 THB1,879.77	$26.36 LYD129.780	-52.2%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Thailand	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$341.66 THB11,640.27	$72.27 LYD355.780	-78.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,344.18 THB352,425.28	$1,170.59 LYD5,762.840	-88.7%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Thailand	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.20 THB74.94	$0.72 LYD3.530	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.90 THB64.71	$0.60 LYD2.950	-68.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.85 THB131.08	$2.15 LYD10.590	-44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.79 THB1,662.32	$26.63 LYD131.100	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.42 THB184.69	$5.12 LYD25.210	-5.5%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 5.2% less for clothing

	Thailand	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.62 THB1,315.71	$30.22 LYD148.750	-21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.36 THB1,000.31	$39.67 LYD195.310	+35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.78 THB2,820.36	$52.09 LYD256.450	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.55 THB2,233.44	$67.60 LYD332.800	+3.1%
Average			-5.2%

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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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