Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 61.5% cheaper than Seoul.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 47.5% less for restaurants
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$6.17
LYD29.990
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$0.47
LYD2.270
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$2.40
LYD11.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$3.73
LYD18.120
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$1.45
LYD7.060
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.86
LYD4.180
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.51
LYD2.490
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 57.9% less for transportation
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$16.46
LYD79.960
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$15,433.88
LYD74,962.730
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$7.00
LYD33.980
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$19.74
LYD95.860
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$226.36
LYD1,099.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$124.50
LYD604.700
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$41.19
LYD200.040
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$68.60
LYD333.170
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$1,028.93
LYD4,997.520
|
|
pay 60.0% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$0.67
LYD3.250
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$2.26
LYD10.990
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$27.40
LYD133.060
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$5.14
LYD24.990
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Seoul
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$30.31
LYD147.230
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$32.72
LYD158.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$48.68
LYD236.420
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$58.53
LYD284.300
|
|
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