Nairobi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Nairobi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$745
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2030
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$269
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$317
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
67
20
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
5.55M
1.29M

The cost of living in Nairobi is 50% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6689th and 8700th ($745 vs $496) 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 0.5 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 5632nd and 6501st 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
$3.67
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$2.41
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$366
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$164
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1021
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$420
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.1
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.58%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1536
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1125
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.43
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.2
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.2
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.09
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$19.2
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.6
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8325
$1179

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$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160