Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 4.7 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
$11.06
RON51.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.480
|
$5.97
RON27.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$1.88
RON8.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$1.83
RON8.52
|
|
pay 84.9% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$1.16
RON5.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.930
|
$4.39
RON20.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.250
|
$6.94
RON32.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.960
|
$3.23
RON15.05
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.510
|
$2.90
RON13.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.070
|
$0.53
RON2.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.640
|
$0.74
RON3.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.71
RON3.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.97
RON4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.42
RON1.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.550
|
$0.44
RON2.04
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$6.01
RON27.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.410
|
$17.69
RON82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,255.540
|
$24,329.82
RON113,303.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.730
|
$5.96
RON27.77
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.540
|
$9.46
RON44.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,126.640
|
$509.31
RON2,371.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD672.140
|
$357.17
RON1,663.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.500
|
$108.55
RON505.51
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD342.220
|
$508.58
RON2,368.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,145.290
|
$9,180.57
RON42,753.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.900
|
$2.47
RON11.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$2.90
RON13.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.270
|
$5.53
RON25.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD141.030
|
$47.02
RON218.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.610
|
$7.74
RON36.05
|
|
pay 49.2% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Bucharest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD192.270
|
$72.25
RON336.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.930
|
$42.02
RON195.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD267.230
|
$77.44
RON360.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.780
|
$97.82
RON455.56
|
|
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