Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 0.0% more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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