Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 60.6% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 43.8% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.57
¥1,179
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.30
¥825
|
$4.20
LYD20.400
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
¥201
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥137
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 66.4% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥246
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.12
¥1,109
|
$3.27
LYD15.860
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥850
|
$3.74
LYD18.170
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
¥318
|
$1.43
LYD6.930
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
¥593
|
$1.74
LYD8.470
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
¥515
|
$0.83
LYD4.050
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.52
¥237
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.33
¥518
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
¥352
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥357
|
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.79
¥278
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 68.6% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
¥743
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.67
¥11,787
|
$23.05
LYD111.940
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,565.59
¥3,359,380
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,938.950
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.75
¥4,479
|
$6.30
LYD30.600
|
|
pay 66.7% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.00
¥5,452
|
$22.66
LYD110.070
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.57
¥175,803
|
$230.97
LYD1,121.830
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.52
¥104,606
|
$137.80
LYD669.270
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.96
¥21,647
|
$38.44
LYD186.700
|
|
pay 90.6% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$616.16
¥95,982
|
$70.16
LYD340.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,025.47
¥2,652,142
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,119.090
|
|
pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.16
¥648
|
$1.00
LYD4.880
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
¥552
|
$0.60
LYD2.910
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
¥707
|
$2.31
LYD11.220
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.81
¥11,341
|
$28.91
LYD140.430
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.62
¥2,122
|
$5.25
LYD25.500
|
|
pay 22.3% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.16
¥7,814
|
$39.42
LYD191.450
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.10
¥6,246
|
$34.22
LYD166.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.44
¥10,194
|
$54.78
LYD266.090
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.70
¥16,154
|
$65.56
LYD318.420
|
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