Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 2.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Delhi instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$0.43
₹36.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.19
₹16.07
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$0.53
₹43.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$2.40
₹199.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$2.87
₹238.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$1.12
₹93.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$1.62
₹134.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$0.91
₹75.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.38
₹31.37
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.47
₹39.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.25
₹20.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.16
₹13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.20
₹16.81
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$4.49
₹374.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$11.98
₹998.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$14,378.06
₹1,198,664.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$2.52
₹209.77
|
|
pay 0.7% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$8.22
₹685.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$257.61
₹21,476.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$147.09
₹12,262.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$50.99
₹4,251.24
|
|
pay 63.8% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$92.34
₹7,697.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$1,986.57
₹165,615.54
|
|
pay 97.5% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$1.80
₹149.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$2.08
₹173.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$4.19
₹349.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$23.02
₹1,919.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$4.79
₹399.55
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Delhi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$31.38
₹2,616.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$36.88
₹3,074.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$49.59
₹4,134.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$36.96
₹3,081.65
|
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