Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 59.3% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.63
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 48.0% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.56
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.52
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.51
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 64.6% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.98
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.68
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,972.78
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.79
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 66.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€32.06
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,026.65
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€765.57
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€117.30
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€496.57
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,909.02
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.04
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.26
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€39.12
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€63.26
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.84
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€72.10
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€88.35
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Tripoli or Madrid. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.