Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 68.2% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$6.17
LYD29.840
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.00
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
|
pay 59.9% less for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.37
|
$2.40
LYD11.590
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$3.73
LYD18.040
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$1.40
LYD6.750
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$1.45
LYD7.030
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.86
LYD4.160
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.51
LYD2.480
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 73.1% less for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$16.46
LYD79.580
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,794.46
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,606.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.40
|
$7.00
LYD33.820
|
|
pay 77.5% less for housing
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.08
|
$19.74
LYD95.410
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,279.52
|
$226.36
LYD1,094.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€908.80
|
$124.50
LYD601.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.84
|
$41.19
LYD199.090
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.18
|
$68.60
LYD331.590
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,665.32
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,973.800
|
|
pay 67.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$0.67
LYD3.230
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.20
|
$2.26
LYD10.940
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.53
|
$27.40
LYD132.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$5.14
LYD24.870
|
|
pay 48.9% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.64
|
$30.31
LYD146.540
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.93
|
$32.72
LYD158.170
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.71
|
$48.68
LYD235.300
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.76
|
$58.53
LYD282.950
|
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