Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.56
LYD318.420
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