Cost of living comparison

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Tripoli vs. London Cost of Living Summary
Tripoli vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

pay 78.1% less for restaurants

 
London
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.83
£20.83
$5.63
LYD27.790
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£8.33
$4.10
LYD20.210
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
£1.98
$0.50
LYD2.490

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pay 58.8% less for groceries

 
London
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$2.07
£1.67
$0.27
LYD1.320
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.65
£4.55
$2.57
LYD12.700
Milk (1 gallon) $6.31
£5.09
$4.05
LYD19.960

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pay 80.6% less for transportation

 
London
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.39
£5.96
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass $258.31
£208.27
$22.74
LYD112.180
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,531.14
£29,454.65
$14,851.83
LYD73,256.880

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pay 81.8% less for housing

 
London
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$41.63
£33.57
$20.49
LYD101.040
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,834.46
£2,285.40
$210.71
LYD1,039.310
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,063.73
£1,663.97
$130.23
LYD642.350

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pay 96.3% less for childcare

 
London
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,333.60
£1,881.56
$72.27
LYD356.460
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,892.30
£22,489.26
$1,170.59
LYD5,773.940

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pay 79.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
London
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.27
£6.66
$0.72
LYD3.540
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.80
£3.87
$0.60
LYD2.950
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$19.76
£15.93
$2.15
LYD10.610

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pay 48.8% less for clothing

 
London
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.94
£78.16
$30.22
LYD149.040
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.55
£40.76
$39.67
LYD195.690
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.87
£92.62
$52.09
LYD256.940

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