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Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tripoli Cost of Living Comparison Between Phuket and Tripoli

๐Ÿ˜ Solo nomad: Phuket is 95.5% more expensive than Tripoli without rent, and 151.6% more expensive with rent.
๐Ÿ˜ Family of 3: Phuket is 103.8% more expensive than Tripoli without rent, and 198.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.51 เธฟ142
$4.55 LYDย 24.69
-0.88%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
$18.62 LYDย 101
147.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.78 เธฟ276
$3.63 LYDย 19.70
141.87%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$0.57 LYDย 3.08
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.67 LYDย 3.61
-
Cappuccino
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
$0.52 LYDย 2.83
494.23%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
$0.45 LYDย 2.47
55.56%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
$0.11 LYDย 0.58
263.64%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
$0.99 LYDย 5.39
127.27%
White Bread (500g)
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
$0.21 LYDย 1.14
790.48%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
$1.22 LYDย 6.65
81.97%
Eggs
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
$1.50 LYDย 8.12
48.67%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$19.68 เธฟ619
$4.98 LYDย 27.07
295.18%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.66 เธฟ115
$3.34 LYDย 18.12
9.58%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$13.09 เธฟ411
$10.08 LYDย 54.8
29.86%
Apples (1kg)
$3.38 เธฟ106
$2.20 LYDย 11.93
53.64%
Banana (1kg)
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
$1.33 LYDย 7.24
27.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
$0.81 LYDย 4.42
187.65%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
$0.52 LYDย 2.81
280.77%
Potato (1kg)
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
$0.69 LYDย 3.77
124.64%
Onion (1kg)
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
$0.56 LYDย 3.05
169.64%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
$0.39 LYDย 2.09
151.28%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
$0.20 LYDย 1.08
140.00%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$1.16 LYDย 6.29
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.71 LYDย 3.88
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$0.70 LYDย 3.79
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.35 เธฟ137
$1.87 LYDย 10.15
132.62%
Wine (Bottle)
$20.65 เธฟ649
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.77 เธฟ55.8
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.75 เธฟ86.6
-
-
๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
$0.27 LYDย 1.46
407.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$11.36 เธฟ357
$21.85 LYDย 119
-48.01%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
$0.90 LYDย 4.89
245.56%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
$0.83 LYDย 4.50
26.51%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$13.72 เธฟ431
$4.47 LYDย 24.30
206.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
$0.03 LYDย 0.18
4366.67%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
$13.7K LYDย 74.2K
102.43%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
$16.6K LYDย 90.0K
102.74%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$122 เธฟ3,835
$31.57 LYDย 171
286.38%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$13.61 เธฟ428
$8.23 LYDย 44.68
65.37%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$18.49 เธฟ581
$23.13 LYDย 126
-20.06%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
$27.49 LYDย 149
124.41%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.70 เธฟ525
$12.21 LYDย 66.3
36.77%
Cinema Ticket
$9.09 เธฟ286
$4.66 LYDย 25.33
95.06%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$702 เธฟ22.1K
$52.9 LYDย 287
1228.56%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
$917 LYDย 4,979
1643.79%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
$21.46 LYDย 117
174.37%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
$35.61 LYDย 193
-3.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$113 เธฟ3,545
$49.79 LYDย 270
126.47%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
$54.9 LYDย 298
54.18%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$606 เธฟ19.1K
$215 LYDย 1,166
182.32%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$435 เธฟ13.7K
$123 LYDย 669
253.30%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
$390 LYDย 2,118
430.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
$220 LYDย 1,193
570.53%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
$1,232 LYDย 6,688
260.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
$358 LYDย 1,944
734.68%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Phuket
Tripoli
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$547 เธฟ17.2K
$307 LYDย 1,670
78.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
5.33
17.5
-69.54%

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Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

Last update for Tripoli: January 10, 2026

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