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

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Tripoli is 48.8% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 60.3% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Tripoli is 50.9% cheaper than Phuket without rent, and 66.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.55 LYDย 24.69
$4.51 เธฟ142
0.89%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$18.62 LYDย 101
$46.08 เธฟ1,449
-59.59%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$3.63 LYDย 19.70
$8.78 เธฟ276
-58.66%
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
$0.52 LYDย 2.83
$3.09 เธฟ97.0
-83.17%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 LYDย 2.47
$0.70 เธฟ21.97
-35.71%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.11 LYDย 0.58
$0.40 เธฟ12.46
-72.50%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$2.40 เธฟ75.5
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$3.68 เธฟ116
-
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.99 LYDย 5.39
$2.25 เธฟ70.6
-56.00%
White Bread (500g)
$0.21 LYDย 1.14
$1.87 เธฟ58.8
-88.77%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.22 LYDย 6.65
$2.22 เธฟ69.8
-45.05%
Eggs
$1.50 LYDย 8.12
$2.23 เธฟ70.1
-32.74%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$4.98 LYDย 27.07
$19.68 เธฟ619
-74.70%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.34 LYDย 18.12
$3.66 เธฟ115
-8.74%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.08 LYDย 54.8
$13.09 เธฟ411
-22.99%
Apples (1kg)
$2.20 LYDย 11.93
$3.38 เธฟ106
-34.91%
Banana (1kg)
$1.33 LYDย 7.24
$1.69 เธฟ53.3
-21.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.81 LYDย 4.42
$2.33 เธฟ73.2
-65.24%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.52 LYDย 2.81
$1.98 เธฟ62.4
-73.74%
Potato (1kg)
$0.69 LYDย 3.77
$1.55 เธฟ48.77
-55.48%
Onion (1kg)
$0.56 LYDย 3.05
$1.51 เธฟ47.42
-62.91%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.39 LYDย 2.09
$0.98 เธฟ30.84
-60.20%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.20 LYDย 1.08
$0.48 เธฟ15.01
-58.33%
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)
$1.87 LYDย 10.15
$4.35 เธฟ137
-57.01%
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
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.27 LYDย 1.46
$1.37 เธฟ43.19
-80.29%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.85 LYDย 119
$11.36 เธฟ357
92.34%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.90 LYDย 4.89
$3.11 เธฟ97.8
-71.06%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.83 LYDย 4.50
$1.05 เธฟ32.96
-20.95%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.47 LYDย 24.30
$13.72 เธฟ431
-67.42%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.03 LYDย 0.18
$1.34 เธฟ42.16
-97.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$13.7K LYDย 74.2K
$27.7K เธฟ869.6K
-50.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$16.6K LYDย 90.0K
$33.6K เธฟ1.1M
-50.68%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$31.57 LYDย 171
$122 เธฟ3,835
-74.12%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.23 LYDย 44.68
$13.61 เธฟ428
-39.53%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$23.13 LYDย 126
$18.49 เธฟ581
25.09%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$27.49 LYDย 149
$61.7 เธฟ1,939
-55.44%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$12.21 LYDย 66.3
$16.70 เธฟ525
-26.89%
Cinema Ticket
$4.66 LYDย 25.33
$9.09 เธฟ286
-48.73%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$52.9 LYDย 287
$702 เธฟ22.1K
-92.47%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$917 LYDย 4,979
$16.0K เธฟ502.8K
-94.27%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$21.46 LYDย 117
$58.9 เธฟ1,851
-63.55%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$35.61 LYDย 193
$34.41 เธฟ1,082
3.49%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$49.79 LYDย 270
$113 เธฟ3,545
-55.84%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.9 LYDย 298
$84.7 เธฟ2,662
-35.14%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$215 LYDย 1,166
$606 เธฟ19.1K
-64.58%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$123 LYDย 669
$435 เธฟ13.7K
-71.70%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$390 LYDย 2,118
$2,069 เธฟ65.0K
-81.15%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$220 LYDย 1,193
$1,473 เธฟ46.3K
-85.09%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,232 LYDย 6,688
$4,445 เธฟ139.8K
-72.29%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$358 LYDย 1,944
$2,988 เธฟ93.9K
-88.02%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Tripoli
Phuket
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$307 LYDย 1,670
$547 เธฟ17.2K
-43.83%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
17.5
5.33
228.33%

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Last update for Tripoli: January 10, 2026

Last update for Phuket: January 13, 2026

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