Bangkok vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$465	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$261
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	73	35
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.29M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 125% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5467th and 8862nd ($1027 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Libya, respectively. Check Thailand vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2647th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Tripoli

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	Bangkok	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$1048

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198