Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 12.8% more expensive than Mogadishu.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Mogadishu, you would:
pay 15.3% more for restaurants
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.00
SOS1,715
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
SOS429
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SOS264
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 23.1% less for groceries
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
SOS568
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
SOS1,215
|
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
SOS3,111
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SOS1,048
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
SOS1,056
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.55
SOS887
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
SOS242
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
SOS674
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SOS267
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
SOS256
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SOS250
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 8.9% less for transportation
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SOS2,236
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SOS20,007
|
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$6,750.00
SOS3,858,460
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.00
SOS5,145
|
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.00
SOS18,292
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$197.14
SOS112,692
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$84.75
SOS48,445
|
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.35
SOS40,215
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
|
pay 20.2% more for childcare
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
SOS33,583
|
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,040.00
SOS594,489
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
|
pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS4,001
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SOS743
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.10
SOS629
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.25
SOS15,005
|
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
|
pay 82.2% more for clothing
Mogadishu
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.33
SOS9,908
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.33
SOS13,910
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
SOS12,004
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.67
SOS37,537
|
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
|
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