Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 63.2% cheaper than Rome.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Rome, you would:
pay 71.7% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.23
|
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$4.20
LYD20.130
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$0.54
LYD2.580
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
$0.39
LYD1.870
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.81
|
$3.27
LYD15.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$3.74
LYD17.930
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
$1.43
LYD6.840
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.45
|
$1.74
LYD8.360
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.83
LYD4.000
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.31
LYD1.470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.44
|
$23.05
LYD110.450
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.18
|
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
|
pay 66.5% less for housing
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
$22.66
LYD108.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€712.77
|
$137.80
LYD660.410
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
$38.44
LYD184.220
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€489.13
|
$70.16
LYD336.250
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010
|
|
pay 61.3% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.06
|
$1.00
LYD4.810
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.54
|
$0.60
LYD2.870
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$2.31
LYD11.070
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€51.82
|
$28.91
LYD138.560
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$5.25
LYD25.160
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Rome
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
$39.42
LYD188.920
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
$34.22
LYD164.010
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
$54.78
LYD262.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€114.11
|
$65.56
LYD314.200
|
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