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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 19.5% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 31.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 25.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 44.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.41 LBP 395K
$4.68 ฿151
-5.77%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.27 LBP 3.3M
$46.4 ฿1,502
-19.68%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.95 LBP 711.6K
$8.65 ฿280
-8.09%
Cappuccino
$2.46 LBP 220.3K
$3.09 ฿100
-20.39%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.49 LBP 133.3K
$0.73 ฿23.53
104.11%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.93 LBP 83.3K
$0.37 ฿11.95
151.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.4 LBP 304.7K
$2.39 ฿77.4
42.26%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.99 LBP 446.2K
$3.62 ฿117
37.85%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.32 LBP 118.3K
$2.24 ฿72.5
-41.07%
White Bread (500g)
$0.35 LBP 31K
$1.8 ฿58.2
-80.56%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.92 LBP 82.4K
$2.24 ฿72.3
-58.93%
Eggs
$1.59 LBP 141.9K
$2.23 ฿72.1
-28.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$5.71 LBP 511K
$19.31 ฿625
-70.43%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.92 LBP 529.6K
$3.77 ฿122
57.03%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.11 LBP 905.2K
$13.05 ฿422
-22.53%
Apples (1kg)
$1.02 LBP 91.6K
$3.28 ฿106
-68.90%
Banana (1kg)
$0.57 LBP 51.2K
$1.63 ฿52.6
-65.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.45 LBP 40.4K
$2.4 ฿77.7
-81.25%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.91 LBP 81.5K
$1.99 ฿64.3
-54.27%
Potato (1kg)
$0.54 LBP 48.4K
$1.53 ฿49.62
-64.71%
Onion (1kg)
$0.73 LBP 65.5K
$1.49 ฿48.11
-51.01%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.29 LBP 25.8K
$1.02 ฿32.87
-71.57%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.44 LBP 39.7K
$0.48 ฿15.61
-8.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$2.52 LBP 225.8K
$4.32 ฿140
-41.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.12 LBP 637K
$21.68 ฿702
-67.16%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 LBP 115.2K
$1.77 ฿57.3
-27.12%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.12 LBP 189.8K
$2.79 ฿90.4
-24.01%
🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.97 LBP 86.8K
$1.35 ฿43.74
-28.15%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$11.76 ฿380
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.1 LBP 456.3K
$3.15 ฿102
61.90%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.28 LBP 114.8K
$1 ฿32.3
28.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$19.75 LBP 1.8M
$13.64 ฿442
44.79%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.88 LBP 78.5K
$1.3 ฿42.2
-32.31%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$22.7K LBP 2B
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-16.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.7K LBP 1.8B
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-41.95%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$219 LBP 19.6M
$123 ฿3,970
78.31%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$21.6 LBP 1.9M
$13.93 ฿451
55.06%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.89 LBP 3.3M
$18.24 ฿590
102.25%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$19.58 LBP 1.8M
$60.8 ฿1,966
-67.77%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.42 LBP 1.1M
$17.11 ฿554
-27.41%
Cinema Ticket
$6.34 LBP 567.5K
$9.07 ฿294
-30.10%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$135 LBP 12.1M
$694 ฿22.5K
-80.53%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$1,987 LBP 177.8M
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-87.50%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$34.64 LBP 3.1M
$57.5 ฿1,861
-39.77%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.58 LBP 4M
$34.51 ฿1,117
29.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$84.9 LBP 7.6M
$115 ฿3,727
-26.28%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$75.6 LBP 6.8M
$84.8 ฿2,743
-10.78%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$250 LBP 22.4M
$611 ฿19.8K
-59.08%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$150 LBP 13.4M
$442 ฿14.3K
-66.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$774 LBP 69.3M
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-61.58%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$380 LBP 34M
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-73.98%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,099 LBP 98.3M
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-74.11%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$836 LBP 74.8M
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-71.03%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$417 LBP 37.3M
$697 ฿22.5K
-40.16%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
10
5.33
87.62%

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Last update for Tripoli: October 29, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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