Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 50.4% cheaper than Bamako.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Bamako, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,987
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA4,011
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA472
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA392
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA640
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,855
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,759
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,566
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,174
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA304
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA609
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA773
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA281
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA369
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 97.9% less for transportation
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,337
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,800
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA304,282
|
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA187,186
|
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,806
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,604
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,208
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA568
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,564
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,651
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bamako
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
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