Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 0.0% more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 39.0% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$2.69
E£125.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.130
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.580
|
$0.25
E£11.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
$0.14
E£6.57
|
|
pay 43.9% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.870
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.650
|
$1.23
E£57.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD17.930
|
$2.42
E£112.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.840
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.360
|
$1.58
E£74.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.000
|
$0.40
E£18.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
$0.22
E£10.26
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.14
E£6.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
$0.13
E£5.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.470
|
$0.12
E£5.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
$0.10
E£4.69
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$1.02
E£47.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD110.450
|
$7.97
E£372.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330
|
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$1.85
E£86.26
|
|
pay 52.2% less for housing
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD108.610
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
|
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD660.410
|
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD184.220
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
|
pay 9.0% more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD336.250
|
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010
|
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
|
pay 0.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.810
|
$1.45
E£67.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.870
|
$1.03
E£48.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.070
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD138.560
|
$15.18
E£709.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.160
|
$3.13
E£146.22
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD188.920
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD164.010
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD262.560
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD314.200
|
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
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