Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 77.7% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 56.0% less for groceries
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 8.8% less for transportation
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 83.1% less for housing
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Nuku'alofa
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
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