Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 54.9% cheaper than Kingstown.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 65.9% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 67.6% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 72.2% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 40.4% less for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 57.4% less for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 45.2% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
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