Cost of living comparison
Athens is 5.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
$13.19
€12.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.250
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.880
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.740
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.040
|
$7.06
€6.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.880
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.410
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.020
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.480
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 18.0 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.120
|
$32.98
€30.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,401.800
|
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
$11.43
€10.73
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD109.270
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,113.680
|
$553.55
€519.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD664.410
|
$521.82
€489.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD185.340
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD338.290
|
$488.12
€457.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,074.630
|
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.840
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.890
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.140
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD139.410
|
$45.80
€42.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.310
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 65.1% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD190.060
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD165.010
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD264.150
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD316.110
|
$111.33
€104.46
|
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