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Tripoli vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 89.7% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 90.3% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 86.8% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 92.6% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 90.7% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 95.0% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.2% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 65.3% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Tripoli.

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Tripoli vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.3% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$50.00 BMD50.00	$3.89 LYD24.980	-92.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.88 BMD16.88	$2.65 LYD16.990	-84.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.04 BMD3.04	$0.44 LYD2.810	-85.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 BMD3.12	$0.11 LYD0.680	-96.6%
Average			-90.3%

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pay 86.8% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$8.02 BMD8.02	$0.21 LYD1.350	-97.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.75 BMD11.75	$2.61 LYD16.740	-77.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$18.61 BMD18.61	$3.55 LYD22.790	-80.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.18 BMD7.18	$1.39 LYD8.900	-80.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.66 BMD9.66	$1.59 LYD10.200	-83.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.11 BMD4.11	$1.03 LYD6.630	-74.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.00 BMD3.00	$0.68 LYD4.380	-77.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.24 BMD3.24	$0.32 LYD2.080	-90.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.80 BMD3.80	$0.26 LYD1.670	-93.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.58 BMD2.58	$0.34 LYD2.160	-87.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.88 BMD1.88	$0.22 LYD1.390	-88.5%
Average			-86.8%

Hamilton vs. Tripoli - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.6% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.03 BMD9.03	$0.09 LYD0.570	-99.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BMD37,500.00	$23,347.42 LYD150K	-37.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.39 BMD30.39	$4.51 LYD28.980	-85.1%
Average			-92.6%

Hamilton vs. Tripoli - Cost of transportation

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pay 90.7% less for housing

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$159.67 BMD159.67	$27.04 LYD173.640	-83.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,868.00 BMD3,868.00	$355.40 LYD2,281.820	-90.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,661.67 BMD2,661.67	$144.24 LYD926.050	-94.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$220.49 BMD220.49	$71.42 LYD458.520	-67.6%
Average			-90.7%

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pay 95.0% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$52.32 LYD335.890	-96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$25,083.33 BMD25,083.33	$1,556.49 LYD9,993.390	-93.8%
Average			-95.0%

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pay 90.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 BMD7.50	$0.62 LYD4.000	-91.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.20 BMD6.20	$0.46 LYD2.950	-92.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$18.00 BMD18.00	$1.95 LYD12.490	-89.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$24.90 LYD159.890	-86.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	??
Average			-90.2%

Hamilton vs. Tripoli - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 65.3% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$90.00 BMD90.00	$22.72 LYD145.900	-74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.00 BMD70.00	$17.38 LYD111.590	-75.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$64.21 LYD412.230	-54.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$128.75 BMD128.75	$66.15 LYD424.720	-48.6%
Average			-65.3%

Hamilton vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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