Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 67.0% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 75.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,489
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,991
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK323
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 58.8% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK743
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK990
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK163
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 72.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,121
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,800
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,163,431
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,344
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 70.1% less for housing
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,708
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,539
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,628
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,577
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,189
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK383,749
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,189
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK579
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,484
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,940
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,713
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 56.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,476
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,031
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,087
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,447
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
|
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