Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 35.8% more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 30.1% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$3.25
E£157.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$4.23
E£204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.25
E£12.26
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.15
E£7.07
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$0.59
E£28.24
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$1.73
E£83.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$3.44
E£165.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$1.46
E£70.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$2.41
E£116.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$0.53
E£25.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.24
E£11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.16
E£7.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.14
E£6.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.15
E£7.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.14
E£6.87
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$1.24
E£59.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$11.39
E£549.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$26,600.33
E£1,283,935.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$1.37
E£65.96
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$14.42
E£696.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$173.02
E£8,351.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$100.76
E£4,863.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$18.76
E£905.50
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$113.41
E£5,474.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$2,460.81
E£118,777.71
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$1.63
E£78.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$1.71
E£82.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$1.79
E£86.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$19.91
E£961.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$3.90
E£188.47
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$38.38
E£1,852.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$36.15
E£1,745.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$88.16
E£4,255.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$42.66
E£2,059.33
|
|
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