Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 4.2 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.470
|
$5.85
R$32.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.560
|
$6.82
R$38.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.230
|
$1.20
R$6.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$0.80
R$4.48
|
|
pay 99.1% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$1.78
R$10.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.450
|
$5.19
R$29.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD17.810
|
$4.10
R$23.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.670
|
$2.39
R$13.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD6.940
|
$1.61
R$9.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.110
|
$0.94
R$5.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.450
|
$0.61
R$3.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.710
|
$0.48
R$2.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.67
R$3.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.360
|
$0.49
R$2.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.380
|
$0.58
R$3.26
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$4.15
R$23.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD78.580
|
$47.57
R$268.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD73,666.330
|
$25,345.08
R$142,815.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.400
|
$8.07
R$45.48
|
|
pay 51.8% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD94.200
|
$20.58
R$115.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,080.440
|
$401.50
R$2,262.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD594.240
|
$242.40
R$1,365.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD196.580
|
$53.80
R$303.15
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD327.410
|
$530.73
R$2,990.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,911.090
|
$12,185.14
R$68,661.34
|
|
pay 94.4% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.190
|
$1.95
R$10.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.780
|
$1.95
R$10.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.800
|
$2.24
R$12.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD130.760
|
$26.15
R$147.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.560
|
$7.80
R$43.94
|
|
pay 42.2% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD144.690
|
$57.37
R$323.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD156.170
|
$45.12
R$254.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD232.330
|
$65.72
R$370.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD279.390
|
$62.37
R$351.44
|
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