Cost of living comparison

Tripoli, Lebanon

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 46.6% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 51.7% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 29.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.6% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 14.4% more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.6% less for restaurants

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 LBP358,422	$2.91 THB98.33	-27.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,497	$5.83 THB196.66	-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,409	$0.62 THB20.79	-61.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,254	$0.29 THB9.85	-74.2%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 LBP29,682	$1.52 THB51.38	+359.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,882	$11.74 THB396.28	+314.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP440,952	$7.32 THB247.04	+48.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,564	$2.27 THB76.70	+40.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 LBP243,867	$1.31 THB44.38	-51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,644	$1.47 THB49.67	+224.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,354	$0.73 THB24.52	+191.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,967	$1.04 THB34.94	+389.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,935	$0.80 THB27.16	+90.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,677	$0.71 THB24.05	+194.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,161	$0.62 THB21.01	+79.0%
Average			+170.9%

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pay 51.7% more for transportation

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,779	$4.47 THB150.73	+27.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$39.32 THB1,327.43
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,016,125,547	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	+146.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,471	$10.34 THB349.07	-18.9%
Average			+51.7%

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pay 29.9% more for housing

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,178	$15.36 THB518.50	-51.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LBP22,401,395	$571.31 THB19,285.06	+128.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.00 LBP13,440,837	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+101.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,442,897	$67.33 THB2,272.83	-58.2%
Average			+29.9%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,096,753	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+368.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP179,211,160	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+559.6%
Average			+464.1%

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pay 87.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,817	$2.33 THB78.66	-22.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 LBP89,606	$2.58 THB87.21	+158.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,211	$4.20 THB141.84	+110.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,747,309	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+179.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP582,436	$7.28 THB245.82	+12.0%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 14.4% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00 LBP3,136,195	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+57.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,323	$34.84 THB1,176.03	-39.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,467,132	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+16.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,720,418	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+22.8%
Average			+14.4%

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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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