Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 74.8% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.1% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 58.8% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
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pay 80.6% less in Tripoli
- Housing
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pay 81.8% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
-
pay 96.3% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 79.1% less in Tripoli
- Clothing
-
pay 48.8% less in Tripoli
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Tripoli.
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.49
|
$0.10
LYD0.510
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.59
|
$1.48
LYD7.290
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.43
|
$1.59
LYD7.830
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.26
|
$0.88
LYD4.350
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.61
|
$0.57
LYD2.820
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.16
|
$0.36
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.44
|
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.55
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.57
|
$0.32
LYD1.590
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£28.43
|
$9.32
LYD45.980
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£212.78
|
$26.36
LYD130.030
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.94
|
$26.63
LYD131.360
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£13.02
|
$5.12
LYD25.260
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£109.14
|
$67.60
LYD333.450
|
|
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