Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 71.8% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Australia, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.39
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.84
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.87
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.23
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.52
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.13
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.70
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.84
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$6.03
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.16
|
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.89
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.09
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.71
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.43
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 71.0% less for transportation
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.15
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$127.70
|
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$42,121.93
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.40
|
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 76.1% less for housing
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$83.70
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,902.15
|
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,468.77
|
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$214.52
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,082.30
|
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$22,256.75
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
|
pay 75.2% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$10.12
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.45
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$42.54
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$81.40
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$20.02
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Australia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$113.81
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$82.10
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$154.87
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$178.59
|
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
|
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