Tripoli is 69.6% cheaper than Dublin.

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 75.5% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.99
€20.25
$6.30
LYD30.190
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.99
€10.13
$4.20
LYD20.130
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.49
€2.29
$0.54
LYD2.580

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pay 53.7% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$2.00
€1.84
$0.39
LYD1.870
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.13
€4.73
$3.27
LYD15.650
Milk (1 gallon) $5.26
€4.84
$3.74
LYD17.930

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pay 75.3% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.90
€7.28
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass $131.93
€121.50
$23.05
LYD110.450
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,778.34
€32,029.11
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330

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pay 81.4% less for housing

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$62.54
€57.60
$22.66
LYD108.610
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,136.79
€1,967.88
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,834.34
€1,689.33
$137.80
LYD660.410

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,355.42
€1,248.27
$70.16
LYD336.250
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,275.73
€9,463.43
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010

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pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.60
€6.08
$1.00
LYD4.810
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.11
€3.78
$0.60
LYD2.870
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.04
€15.69
$2.31
LYD11.070

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$90.63
€83.46
$39.42
LYD188.920
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.17
€36.08
$34.22
LYD164.010
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.66
€89.94
$54.78
LYD262.560

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