Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 65.5% cheaper than Jerusalem.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Jerusalem, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.66
₪61.93
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
₪55.74
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
₪8.93
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
₪6.95
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
₪7.54
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
₪23.22
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.63
₪24.63
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.65
₪13.57
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
₪15.85
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
₪5.11
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.14
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
₪2.80
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
₪2.73
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₪2.04
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
₪1.69
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 65.5% less for transportation
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.36
₪27.36
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.15
₪219.86
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,461.30
₪139,244.76
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 61.1% less for housing
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.94
₪92.71
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.82
₪5,099.10
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,027.99
₪3,821.08
|
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.09
₪416.63
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$761.93
₪2,832.12
|
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,080.39
₪37,469.12
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
|
pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.78
₪28.90
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.50
₪13.01
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.72
₪36.13
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.48
₪250.83
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.11
₪41.29
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Jerusalem
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.07
₪290.18
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.54
₪206.44
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.73
₪411.59
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.55
₪425.79
|
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
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