Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 65.5% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 71.0% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.69
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.22
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 58.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.43
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.74
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.58
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.24
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.48
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 75.0% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.50
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.79
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.34
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 75.5% less for housing
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€927.77
|
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
|
pay 75.3% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€195.35
|
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.08
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.36
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.75
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Berlin
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€109.79
|
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
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