Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 7.9 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 5.2 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$21.99
€20.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$2.49
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$5.13
€4.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$5.26
€4.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$4.73
€4.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.20
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$1.62
€1.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 19.3 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$131.93
€123.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$34,778.34
€32,617.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$17.59
€16.50
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$62.54
€58.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$2,136.79
€2,004.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$1,834.34
€1,720.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$192.55
€180.59
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$1,355.42
€1,271.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$10,275.73
€9,637.26
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$6.60
€6.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$4.11
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$17.04
€15.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$50.27
€47.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
pay 71.3% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Dublin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$90.63
€85.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$39.17
€36.74
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$97.66
€91.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$106.59
€99.96
|
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