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Grenada

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Libya

Tripoli vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 71.9% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 76.1% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 89.5% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 66.3% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 33.6% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.9% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 29.8% less in Tripoli

Expenses including transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Tripoli.

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Tripoli vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 67.7% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$3.89 LYD25.030	-47.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$2.65 LYD17.020	-68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.44 LYD2.810	-77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.11 LYD0.680	-94.5%
Average			-67.7%

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pay 76.1% less for groceries

	St. George's	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$0.21 LYD1.350	-91.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$2.61 LYD16.770	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$3.55 LYD22.830	-77.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.39 LYD8.920	-67.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.59 LYD10.220	-62.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.03 LYD6.640	-83.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.68 LYD4.390	-38.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$0.32 LYD2.080	-56.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$0.26 LYD1.680	-89.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.34 LYD2.160	-74.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.22 LYD1.390	-87.0%
Average			-76.1%

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pay 89.5% less for transportation

	St. George's	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$0.09 LYD0.570	-98.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$23,347.42 LYD150K	-9.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.51 LYD29.030
Average			-89.5%

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pay 66.3% less for housing

	St. George's	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$27.04 LYD173.930	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$355.40 LYD2,285.760	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$144.24 LYD927.650	-67.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$71.42 LYD459.310	-62.8%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 33.6% less for childcare

	St. George's	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$52.32 LYD336.470	-5.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$1,556.49 LYD10,010.640	-53.3%
Average			-33.6%

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pay 72.9% less for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$0.62 LYD4.000	-77.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$0.46 LYD2.960	-89.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.95 LYD12.510
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$24.90 LYD160.170	-32.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	??
Average			-72.9%

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pay 29.8% less for clothing

	St. George's	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$22.72 LYD146.160	-35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$17.38 LYD111.790	-60.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$64.21 LYD412.940	+27.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$66.15 LYD425.450	-24.5%
Average			-29.8%

St. George's vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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