Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 33.7% more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 25.3% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.730
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.770
|
$4.27
EGP207.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.250
|
$0.25
EGP12.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$0.12
EGP5.95
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
$0.56
EGP27.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.550
|
$1.68
EGP81.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD17.960
|
$3.57
EGP173.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.720
|
$1.44
EGP70.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.000
|
$2.14
EGP103.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.150
|
$0.62
EGP30.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.470
|
$0.20
EGP9.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.370
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.28
EGP13.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$0.96
EGP46.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.270
|
$6.40
EGP311.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,314.130
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,659,654.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.690
|
$2.88
EGP140.03
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.030
|
$7.77
EGP377.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,089.940
|
$194.33
EGP9,444.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD599.470
|
$117.39
EGP5,705.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD198.310
|
$14.34
EGP696.83
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD330.290
|
$99.11
EGP4,816.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,954.280
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,019.99
|
|
pay 44.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.220
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.810
|
$1.50
EGP72.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.900
|
$1.76
EGP85.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD131.910
|
$17.05
EGP828.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.770
|
$3.20
EGP155.59
|
|
pay 27.8% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD145.960
|
$34.43
EGP1,673.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD157.550
|
$41.73
EGP2,028.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD234.380
|
$89.91
EGP4,369.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD281.840
|
$50.03
EGP2,431.13
|
|
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