Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 33.6% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Poland, you would:
pay 45.1% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.49
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.76
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.19
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 9.3% less for groceries
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.74
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.35
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.25
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.93
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.77
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.53
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.19
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.51
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.59
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.17
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.71
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN95.53
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,060.83
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.23
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN51.70
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,918.06
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,625.58
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN593.57
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN913.00
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,850.97
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 35.6% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.34
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.78
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.50
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN109.68
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.48
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN258.31
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.19
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN265.20
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN300.61
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
|
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