Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 15.6% cheaper than Khartoum.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 15.2% less for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 36.2% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 44.3% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,942.980
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$22.66
LYD110.080
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.890
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$137.80
LYD669.310
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$38.44
LYD186.710
|
|
pay 22.4% less for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$70.16
LYD340.780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.420
|
|
pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 34.6% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$39.42
LYD191.460
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$34.22
LYD166.230
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$54.78
LYD266.100
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$65.56
LYD318.440
|
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