Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 54.6% cheaper than Santiago.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 51.5% less for housing
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Santiago
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
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