Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 26.7% cheaper than Thailand.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.08
฿76.58
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.66
฿208.06
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
฿24.56
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
฿13.02
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
฿54.57
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.99
฿294.02
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.46
฿237.57
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
฿64.25
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
฿39.39
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
฿44.31
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
฿18.55
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
฿29.13
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
฿21.70
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
฿22.71
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
฿16.91
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 47.2% less for transportation
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.57
฿168.08
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.32
฿894.62
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,287.73
฿1,151,082.39
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.68
฿356.19
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 11.0% less for housing
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.10
฿629.09
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$290.79
฿10,698.29
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.49
฿7,633.46
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.43
฿1,818.53
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.45
฿12,304.63
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,908.05
฿364,519.32
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 39.6% less for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
฿69.84
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
฿71.54
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.61
฿132.93
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.07
฿1,731.58
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
฿207.21
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Thailand
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.39
฿1,486.00
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.03
฿994.43
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.02
฿3,017.56
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.30
฿2,402.27
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
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