Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 53.5% cheaper than Riyadh.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 26.4% less for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
SAR25.00
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.80
SAR25.50
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.00
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
SAR0.97
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 42.2% less for groceries
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
SAR3.25
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
SAR14.56
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.75
SAR25.33
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
SAR10.30
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
SAR13.21
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.51
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
SAR2.93
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.82
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
SAR2.13
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SAR2.01
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 54.1% less for transportation
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
SAR8.67
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.99
SAR119.98
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,992.84
SAR89,985.12
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
SAR54.99
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 66.3% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.71
SAR268.96
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$927.46
SAR3,478.45
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$598.10
SAR2,243.18
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.43
SAR260.39
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$372.21
SAR1,395.98
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,748.95
SAR25,311.94
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 66.4% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
SAR6.00
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.86
SAR14.48
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.46
SAR28.00
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$101.08
SAR379.10
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.90
SAR194.63
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.87
SAR239.56
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.70
SAR411.45
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
SAR360.97
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
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