Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 62.2% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.6% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.05
|
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
$4.20
LYD20.250
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$0.39
LYD1.880
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$3.27
LYD15.740
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$3.74
LYD18.040
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.43
LYD6.880
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$1.74
LYD8.410
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.83
LYD4.020
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.31
LYD1.480
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
pay 70.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.80
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.94
|
$23.05
LYD111.120
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,401.800
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.55
|
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
$22.66
LYD109.270
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.83
|
$230.97
LYD1,113.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.24
|
$137.80
LYD664.410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
$38.44
LYD185.340
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.66
|
$70.16
LYD338.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,074.630
|
|
pay 60.3% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$1.00
LYD4.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$0.60
LYD2.890
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.31
LYD11.140
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.62
|
$28.91
LYD139.410
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$5.25
LYD25.310
|
|
pay 36.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
$39.42
LYD190.060
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
$34.22
LYD165.010
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
$54.78
LYD264.150
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.47
|
$65.56
LYD316.110
|
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