Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 56.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 47.0% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
$6.17
LYD29.930
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
$5.14
LYD24.940
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
$0.47
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
$2.40
LYD11.630
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
$3.73
LYD18.090
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
$1.40
LYD6.770
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
$1.45
LYD7.050
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
$0.86
LYD4.170
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 73.5% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
$16.46
LYD79.820
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,827.500
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
$7.00
LYD33.920
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
$19.74
LYD95.690
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
$226.36
LYD1,097.470
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
$124.50
LYD603.610
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
$41.19
LYD199.680
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
$68.60
LYD332.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,988.500
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
$0.67
LYD3.240
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
$2.26
LYD10.970
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
$27.40
LYD132.820
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
$5.14
LYD24.940
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
$30.31
LYD146.970
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
$32.72
LYD158.630
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
$48.68
LYD235.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
$58.53
LYD283.790
|
|
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