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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 34.7% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 30% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 19% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.61 LBP 412.9K
$4.51 ฿142
2.22%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$38.21 LBP 3.4M
$46.08 ฿1,449
-17.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.96 LBP 712.7K
$8.78 ฿276
-9.34%
Cappuccino
$2.45 LBP 218.9K
$3.09 ฿97.0
-20.71%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.47 LBP 131.6K
$0.70 ฿21.97
110.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.92 LBP 82.4K
$0.40 ฿12.46
130.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.48 LBP 311.6K
$2.40 ฿75.5
45.00%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.96 LBP 443.7K
$3.68 ฿116
34.78%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.31 LBP 117.6K
$2.25 ฿70.6
-41.78%
White Bread (500g)
$0.34 LBP 30.5K
$1.87 ฿58.8
-81.82%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.98 LBP 87.8K
$2.22 ฿69.8
-55.86%
Eggs
$1.58 LBP 141.1K
$2.23 ฿70.1
-29.15%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.69 LBP 509.1K
$19.68 ฿619
-71.09%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.91 LBP 529.1K
$3.66 ฿115
61.48%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.05 LBP 899.6K
$13.09 ฿411
-23.22%
Apples (1kg)
$0.97 LBP 87.0K
$3.38 ฿106
-71.30%
Banana (1kg)
$0.53 LBP 47.1K
$1.69 ฿53.3
-68.64%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.45 LBP 40.4K
$2.33 ฿73.2
-80.69%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.96 LBP 86.0K
$1.98 ฿62.4
-51.52%
Potato (1kg)
$0.56 LBP 49.7K
$1.55 ฿48.77
-63.87%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 LBP 65.8K
$1.51 ฿47.42
-51.66%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.29 LBP 25.7K
$0.98 ฿30.84
-70.41%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.41 LBP 36.8K
$0.48 ฿15.01
-14.58%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.55 LBP 228.2K
$4.35 ฿137
-41.38%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.20 LBP 644.3K
$20.65 ฿649
-65.13%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 LBP 115.7K
$1.77 ฿55.8
-27.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 LBP 190.0K
$2.75 ฿86.6
-22.91%
🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.02 LBP 90.9K
$1.37 ฿43.19
-25.55%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.36 ฿357
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.07 LBP 454.1K
$3.11 ฿97.8
63.02%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.22 LBP 109.2K
$1.05 ฿32.96
16.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$20.19 LBP 1.8M
$13.72 ฿431
47.16%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.95 LBP 85.2K
$1.34 ฿42.16
-29.10%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.3K LBP 2.0B
$27.7K ฿869.6K
-19.29%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$20.4K LBP 1.8B
$33.6K ฿1.1M
-39.35%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$213 LBP 19.0M
$122 ฿3,835
74.44%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.71 LBP 1.9M
$13.61 ฿428
59.52%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$37.24 LBP 3.3M
$18.49 ฿581
101.41%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.42 LBP 1.7M
$61.7 ฿1,939
-68.52%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.71 LBP 1.1M
$16.70 ฿525
-23.89%
Cinema Ticket
$6.45 LBP 577.4K
$9.09 ฿286
-29.04%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$135 LBP 12.1M
$702 ฿22.1K
-80.81%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,995 LBP 178.5M
$16.0K ฿502.8K
-87.52%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.58 LBP 3.1M
$58.9 ฿1,851
-41.27%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.59 LBP 4.1M
$34.41 ฿1,082
32.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.2 LBP 7.4M
$113 ฿3,545
-27.15%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$74.2 LBP 6.6M
$84.7 ฿2,662
-12.38%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$251 LBP 22.4M
$606 ฿19.1K
-58.63%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$153 LBP 13.7M
$435 ฿13.7K
-64.85%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$775 LBP 69.3M
$2,069 ฿65.0K
-62.55%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$373 LBP 33.4M
$1,473 ฿46.3K
-74.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,118 LBP 100.0M
$4,445 ฿139.8K
-74.86%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$844 LBP 75.5M
$2,988 ฿93.9K
-71.75%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$421 LBP 37.7M
$547 ฿17.2K
-23.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
5.33
87.62%

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Last update for Tripoli: January 13, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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