Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 59.0% cheaper than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 63.8% less for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 61.9% less for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 72.9% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 70.6% less for housing
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 90.0% less for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
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