Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 73.3% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 76.5% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.69
A$41.60
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
A$15.60
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
A$4.21
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
A$3.32
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 63.0% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
A$3.58
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
A$10.01
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.48
A$10.10
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
A$6.39
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
A$5.65
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
A$2.29
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.76
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
A$2.49
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.47
A$3.85
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
A$1.82
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
A$1.50
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 64.8% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
A$8.50
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.08
A$155.99
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,016.00
A$31,197.02
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.93
A$24.83
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 81.0% less for housing
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.64
A$106.98
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,824.70
A$2,843.99
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,494.78
A$2,329.77
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.28
A$285.67
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,686.35
A$2,628.35
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,216.13
A$22,157.31
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 75.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.01
A$12.48
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.74
A$5.83
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.35
A$36.40
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.70
A$100.84
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.34
A$20.80
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 58.6% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.52
A$145.77
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.72
A$113.35
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.62
A$209.82
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$183.19
A$285.52
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
|
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