Nairobi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$797
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1994
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$296
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$208
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
23
😀 Quality of life
58
35
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.29M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 74% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6763rd and 8862nd ($797 vs $457) 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 0.3 months in Nairobi compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Nairobi ranked 1st best city to live in Kenya vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6139th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nairobi vs Tripoli

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Nairobi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.4
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.62
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$2.48
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$351
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.4
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.08%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1677
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$943
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$7.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.32
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.13
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.7
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.9
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9106
$1048

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$455
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$419
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$508
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$542
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$602
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$523
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$520
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$533
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$505
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$624
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$651
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$553
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$604
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$593
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$623
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$544
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$670
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$722
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$563
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$506
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$551
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$588
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$408
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$627
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$691
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$620
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$811
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$693
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$572
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$544
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$825
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$518
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$692
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$409
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$694
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$691
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$617
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$507
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$810

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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