Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 37.5% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 98.3% more for transportation
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
|
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