Cost of living comparison
Athens is 5.9 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Athens instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 17.8 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 99.7% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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