Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 30.9% cheaper than Manila.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Manila, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
₱263.93
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.67
₱211.15
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
₱59.14
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₱26.39
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
₱76.21
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.43
₱197.12
|
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.66
₱383.34
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₱108.04
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
₱121.02
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
₱75.37
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
₱39.91
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
₱79.70
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
₱38.20
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
₱50.63
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
₱57.31
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 19.7% more for transportation
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.45
₱313.65
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.48
₱717.90
|
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,857.59
₱1,372,455.35
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.76
₱158.89
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.58
₱2,219.27
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.30
₱32,175.02
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$299.03
₱17,202.27
|
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.53
₱4,920.05
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
|
pay 86.1% less for childcare
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.89
₱22,371.52
|
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,846.39
₱739,014.42
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.43
₱82.35
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
₱179.95
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.75
₱158.36
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.28
₱2,777.39
|
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
₱358.95
|
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Manila
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.44
₱2,211.18
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.87
₱1,776.12
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.18
₱4,267.39
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.74
₱3,781.79
|
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
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