Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 65.6% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 69.9% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.43
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.55
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.00
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.59
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 73.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.09
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.54
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,066.13
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.91
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 75.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.03
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,198.28
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,064.60
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.17
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 88.8% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.16
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,051.25
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.13
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.69
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.61
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.67
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.71
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.57
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.87
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.96
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
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