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Tripoli vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 68.8% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 70.3% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 89.8% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 56.6% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 93.7% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 49.6% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing are lower in Tripoli.

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Tripoli vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Ankara, you would:

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pay 70.3% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.16 TRY509.54	$3.89 LYD24.950	-61.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 TRY484.06	$2.65 LYD16.970	-72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 TRY86.06	$0.44 LYD2.810	-74.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 TRY37.02	$0.11 LYD0.680	-85.6%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Ankara	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 TRY49.07	$0.21 LYD1.340	-78.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 TRY257.56	$2.61 LYD16.720	-49.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TRY226.07	$3.55 LYD22.760	-21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 TRY135.29	$1.39 LYD8.890	-48.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 TRY124.27	$1.59 LYD10.190	-35.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.89 TRY44.64	$1.03 LYD6.620	+16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 TRY50.57	$0.68 LYD4.380	-32.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 TRY29.81	$0.32 LYD2.080	-45.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 TRY38.91	$0.26 LYD1.670	-66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TRY14.68	$0.34 LYD2.160	+14.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 TRY12.82	$0.22 LYD1.390	-15.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 89.8% less for transportation

	Ankara	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 TRY269.97	$0.09 LYD0.570	-98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 TRY611.44	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$48,777.71 TRY2M	$23,347.42 LYD150K	-52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.82 TRY392.34	$4.51 LYD28.940	-42.3%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 56.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.61 TRY883.03	$27.04 LYD173.410	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$760.78 TRY38,146.60	$355.40 LYD2,278.920	-53.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$572.06 TRY28,683.94	$144.24 LYD924.870	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.14 TRY3,617.30	$71.42 LYD457.940	-1.0%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 93.7% less for childcare

	Ankara	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,048.06 TRY52,551.06	$52.32 LYD335.460	-95.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,763.76 TRY991K	$1,556.49 LYD9,980.660	-92.1%
Average			-93.7%

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pay 78.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.08 TRY254.77	$0.62 LYD3.990	-87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.09 TRY205.17	$0.46 LYD2.950	-88.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 TRY112.10	$1.95 LYD12.480	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.15 TRY3,617.71	$24.90 LYD159.690	-65.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.13 TRY407.63	??
Average			-78.0%

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pay 49.6% less for clothing

	Ankara	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.73 TRY2,694.18	$22.72 LYD145.720	-57.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.06 TRY2,409.81	$17.38 LYD111.450	-63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 TRY5,275.21	$64.21 LYD411.700	-39.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.84 TRY4,805.57	$66.15 LYD424.180	-31.0%
Average			-49.6%

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