Tripoli is 36.7% cheaper than Quito.

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Quito, you would:

pay 19.2% less for restaurants

 
Quito
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.75
 
$6.30
LYD30.190
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.00
 
$4.20
LYD20.130
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
 
$0.54
LYD2.580

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pay 20.6% less for groceries

 
Quito
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
 
$0.39
LYD1.870
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.65
 
$3.27
LYD15.650
Milk (1 gallon) $3.73
 
$3.74
LYD17.930

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pay 35.3% less for transportation

 
Quito
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.90
 
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass $17.50
 
$23.05
LYD110.450
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
 
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330

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pay 26.1% less for housing

 
Quito
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$37.59
 
$22.66
LYD108.610
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $458.75
 
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $251.88
 
$137.80
LYD660.410

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

 
Quito
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $252.31
 
$70.16
LYD336.250
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,961.11
 
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010

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pay 48.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Quito
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.50
 
$1.00
LYD4.810
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.75
 
$0.60
LYD2.870
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.75
 
$2.31
LYD11.070

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pay 30.2% less for clothing

 
Quito
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.53
 
$39.42
LYD188.920
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.71
 
$34.22
LYD164.010
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$100.31
 
$54.78
LYD262.560

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