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

🙂 Solo nomad: Tripoli is 51% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Tripoli is 50.1% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 67.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.72 LYD 25.75
$4.68 ฿151
0.85%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.6 LYD 101
$46.4 ฿1,502
-59.91%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.72 LYD 20.25
$8.65 ฿280
-56.99%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$0.52 LYD 2.86
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.72 LYD 3.93
-
-
Cappuccino
$0.52 LYD 2.81
$3.09 ฿100
-83.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 LYD 2.67
$0.73 ฿23.53
-32.88%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.1 LYD 0.53
$0.37 ฿11.95
-72.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.39 ฿77.4
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.62 ฿117
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1 LYD 5.42
$2.24 ฿72.5
-55.36%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYD 1.14
$1.8 ฿58.2
-88.33%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.23 LYD 6.68
$2.24 ฿72.3
-45.09%
Eggs
$1.45 LYD 7.91
$2.23 ฿72.1
-34.98%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.84 LYD 26.38
$19.31 ฿625
-74.94%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.34 LYD 18.23
$3.77 ฿122
-11.41%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.16 LYD 55.4
$13.05 ฿422
-22.15%
Apples (1kg)
$2.21 LYD 12.05
$3.28 ฿106
-32.62%
Banana (1kg)
$1.29 LYD 7.04
$1.63 ฿52.6
-20.86%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.82 LYD 4.47
$2.4 ฿77.7
-65.83%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.55 LYD 3.01
$1.99 ฿64.3
-72.36%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 LYD 3.78
$1.53 ฿49.62
-54.90%
Onion (1kg)
$0.53 LYD 2.88
$1.49 ฿48.11
-64.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.41 LYD 2.25
$1.02 ฿32.87
-59.80%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.22 LYD 1.2
$0.48 ฿15.61
-54.17%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$1.18 LYD 6.41
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 LYD 3.57
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.7 LYD 3.82
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.79 LYD 9.75
$4.32 ฿140
-58.56%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$21.68 ฿702
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.77 ฿57.3
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.79 ฿90.4
-
🚌 Getting Around
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.29 LYD 1.59
$1.35 ฿43.74
-78.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.54 LYD 117
$11.76 ฿380
83.16%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.91 LYD 4.94
$3.15 ฿102
-71.11%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.84 LYD 4.59
$1 ฿32.3
-16.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.62 LYD 25.16
$13.64 ฿442
-66.13%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYD 0.18
$1.3 ฿42.2
-97.69%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.5K LYD 73.7K
$27.4K ฿885.2K
-50.58%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.5K LYD 90.1K
$33.9K ฿1.1M
-51.24%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$32.18 LYD 175
$123 ฿3,970
-73.77%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.39 LYD 45.74
$13.93 ฿451
-39.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23 LYD 125
$18.24 ฿590
26.10%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$28.08 LYD 153
$60.8 ฿1,966
-53.78%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$11.84 LYD 64.5
$17.11 ฿554
-30.80%
Cinema Ticket
$4.7 LYD 25.61
$9.07 ฿294
-48.18%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$53.2 LYD 290
$694 ฿22.5K
-92.33%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$930 LYD 5,070
$15.9K ฿514.4K
-94.15%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.48 LYD 117
$57.5 ฿1,861
-62.65%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$34.98 LYD 191
$34.51 ฿1,117
1.36%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$50.2 LYD 273
$115 ฿3,727
-56.44%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$55.4 LYD 302
$84.8 ฿2,743
-34.69%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$207 LYD 1,128
$611 ฿19.8K
-66.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$120 LYD 652
$442 ฿14.3K
-72.95%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$394 LYD 2,146
$2,014 ฿65.2K
-80.45%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$224 LYD 1,222
$1,460 ฿47.2K
-84.63%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,131 LYD 6,165
$4,244 ฿137.3K
-73.34%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$365 LYD 1,987
$2,886 ฿93.4K
-87.37%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$312 LYD 1,701
$697 ฿22.5K
-55.20%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
5.33
228.33%

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Last update for Tripoli: October 28, 2025

Last update for Phuket: October 29, 2025

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