Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 26.8% cheaper than China.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of China, you would:
pay 9.3% more for restaurants
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.10
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.00
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.14
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.05
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.65
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.67
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.35
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 16.7% less for transportation
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.59
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.99
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,816.03
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.99
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 7.7% less for housing
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.35
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,903.27
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,792.72
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.05
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 88.6% less for childcare
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,305.19
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,478.05
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.30
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.22
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.60
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.02
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.00
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 16.6% less for clothing
China
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.11
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.19
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.16
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.36
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
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