Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 69.7% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of London, you would:
pay 72.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.12
£16.83
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.10
£7.26
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
£1.84
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
£1.40
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 50.2% less for groceries
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.08
£3.25
|
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
£4.62
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.81
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.57
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
£0.93
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.17
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
£0.52
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 77.6% less for transportation
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.25
£6.58
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$198.74
£158.41
|
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,052.51
£24,750.93
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.83
£18.20
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
pay 76.8% less for housing
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.24
£28.89
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,575.57
£2,052.90
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,776.05
£1,415.63
|
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$286.24
£228.15
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
|
pay 95.2% less for childcare
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,945.82
£1,550.95
|
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,135.46
£16,846.38
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
|
pay 74.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
£5.94
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
£3.39
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
£45.22
|
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.91
£11.88
|
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
London
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.70
£73.89
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.71
£34.04
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
£73.40
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.19
£95.80
|
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
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