Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 44.2% cheaper than Brasilia.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 40.9% less for restaurants
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.85
R$30.16
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
R$35.19
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.21
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
R$4.10
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 36.3% less for groceries
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
R$9.19
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
R$26.77
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
R$21.15
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
R$12.31
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
R$8.32
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
R$4.85
|
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.13
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
R$2.46
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
R$3.45
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
R$2.98
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.15
R$21.39
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.57
R$245.31
|
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,345.08
R$130,699.52
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.07
R$41.62
|
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.58
R$106.12
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.50
R$2,070.46
|
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
R$1,250.02
|
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.80
R$277.43
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$530.73
R$2,736.87
|
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,185.14
R$62,836.31
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
|
pay 32.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
R$10.05
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.24
R$11.56
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.15
R$134.86
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.80
R$40.22
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay 26.7% less for clothing
Brasilia
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.37
R$295.87
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.12
R$232.66
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.72
R$338.89
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.37
R$321.62
|
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
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