Nairobi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$811
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2043
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$286
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$478
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$181
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
68
20
😀 Quality of life
58
49
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.29M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 78% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6622nd and 8852nd ($811 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kenya and Libya, respectively. Check Kenya vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Nairobi compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6071st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Nairobi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.85
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.8
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.96
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.7
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$399
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$179
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$726
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$322
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.4
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.9
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1979
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.43
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.66
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.51
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.64
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.16
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.42
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.7
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$225
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8707
$919

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$460
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$420
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$503
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$549
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$612
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$533
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$528
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$543
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$511
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$623
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$654
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$548
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$596
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$582
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$656
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$552
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$658
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$717
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$578
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$526
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$567
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$609
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$421
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$799
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$687
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$597
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$758
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$687
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$567
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$524
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$833
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$499
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$686
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$412
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$689
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$688
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$491
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$820

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161