Cost of living comparison

Tripoli, Lebanon

compared to

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Nairobi is 36.0% more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Nairobi
Groceries: pay 81.7% more in Nairobi
Transportation: pay 23.8% more in Nairobi
Housing: pay 5.0% more in Nairobi
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Nairobi
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Nairobi
Clothing: pay 42.0% less in Nairobi

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

Nairobi vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 LBP357,917	$3.85 KES497.08	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP683,533	$6.17 KES795.33	-19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,208	$0.66 KES85.49	-58.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,112	$0.53 KES68.69	-52.9%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 81.7% more for groceries

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Bread 1 loaf	$0.33 LBP29,640	$0.56 KES72.00	+68.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.83 LBP253,525	$5.59 KES721.09	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 LBP440,331	$3.35 KES432.35	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 LBP144,360	$1.70 KES219.65	+5.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.72 LBP243,523	$2.71 KES349.53	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,587	$1.26 KES163.02	+178.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 LBP22,323	$0.50 KES64.45	+100.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.21 LBP18,941	$0.87 KES112.71	+312.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 LBP37,881	$0.46 KES58.97	+8.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 LBP21,647	$0.48 KES62.24	+99.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LBP31,117	$0.56 KES71.76	+60.0%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,339	$6.17 KES796.50	+76.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.83 KES3,976.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,500.00 LBP2,013,285,348	$19,266.80 KES2,485,417.29	-14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,140,862	$13.87 KES1,789.50	+8.8%
Average			+23.8%

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pay 5.0% more for housing

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,852,154	$39.39 KES5,081.66	+23.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LBP22,369,837	$428.53 KES55,280.12	+71.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.00 LBP13,421,902	$166.44 KES21,470.18	+11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,422,550	$22.39 KES2,888.63	-86.1%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 LBP12,079,712	$166.67 KES21,501.04	+23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,000.00 LBP178,958,698	$8,008.06 KES1,033,039.32	+300.4%
Average			+161.9%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,438	$2.31 KES298.25	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.00 LBP89,479	$2.24 KES289.07	+124.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP178,959	$3.08 KES397.67	+54.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.50 LBP1,744,847	$44.12 KES5,691.10	+126.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 LBP581,616	$6.17 KES795.33	-5.1%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 42.0% less for clothing

	Tripoli	Nairobi
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.00 LBP3,131,777	$16.84 KES2,172.73	-51.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,177,019	$22.95 KES2,960.41	-60.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.33 LBP7,456,612	$61.84 KES7,977.01	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.00 LBP6,710,951	$52.50 KES6,772.72	-30.0%
Average			-42.0%

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