Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 61.2% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 75.5% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 59.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 59.3% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 78.4% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 71.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.4% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Tripoli

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

Tripoli vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 75.5% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR247.49	$5.63 LYD30.670	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR143.42	$4.10 LYD22.310	-57.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR40.68	$0.50 LYD2.750	-81.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR40.05	$0.10 LYD0.560	-96.2%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

	Victoria	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR33.84	$0.27 LYD1.460	-88.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR267.66	$2.57 LYD14.020	-85.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR111.03	$4.05 LYD22.040	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR52.80	$1.48 LYD8.050	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR44.28	$1.59 LYD8.650	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$0.88 LYD4.810	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.22	$0.57 LYD3.120	-47.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$0.36 LYD1.940	-63.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR48.23	$0.25 LYD1.350	-92.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR12.14	$0.30 LYD1.620	-63.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.78	$0.32 LYD1.760	-55.7%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 59.3% less for transportation

	Victoria	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR85.90	$0.12 LYD0.630	-98.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR395.98	$22.74 LYD123.830	-15.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR393,057.10	$14,851.83 LYD80,868.240	-44.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR681.97	$9.32 LYD50.750	-79.8%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 78.4% less for housing

	Victoria	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,419.90	$20.49 LYD111.540	-87.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,470.44	$210.71 LYD1,147.290	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,732.86	$130.23 LYD709.090	-83.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,085.60	$26.36 LYD143.540	-64.1%
Average			-78.4%

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

	Victoria	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,474.90	$72.27 LYD393.500	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR130,961.92	$1,170.59 LYD6,373.850	-86.8%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR60.04	$0.72 LYD3.900	-82.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR76.23	$0.60 LYD3.260	-88.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR337.97	$2.15 LYD11.710	-90.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,414.80	$26.63 LYD145.010	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR82.50	$5.12 LYD27.890	-8.3%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Victoria	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR1,012.76	$30.22 LYD164.530	-55.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR432.65	$39.67 LYD216.020	+35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,084.51	$52.09 LYD283.640	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,128.10	$67.60 LYD368.090	-11.5%
Average			-15.3%

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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: June 2025

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