Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Libya
  3. Tripoli
  4. France
  5. Comparison
LYD
COMPARED TO
EUR

France is 2.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.

If you lived in France instead of Tripoli, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.55
LYD20.150
$16.02
€14.05
+10.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.27
LYD10.080
$9.85
€8.64
+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
LYD1.730
$2.82
€2.47
+126.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.44
LYD0.610
$1.96
€1.72
+345.5%
Average +129.3%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 19.2% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.53
LYD0.730
$1.59
€1.39
+201.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.80
LYD12.190
$7.84
€6.87
-10.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $10.05
LYD13.920
$4.36
€3.82
-56.6%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.95
LYD5.470
$3.30
€2.89
-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.19
LYD8.570
$5.18
€4.54
-16.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.78
LYD2.460
$1.32
€1.16
-25.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.23
LYD1.700
$1.01
€0.88
-18.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.30
LYD1.800
$1.32
€1.16
+1.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.80
LYD1.110
$1.45
€1.27
+81.7%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.76
LYD1.050
$0.92
€0.81
+21.4%
Onions (1 lb) $0.72
LYD0.990
$1.07
€0.94
+49.4%
Average +19.2%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 4.9 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.41
LYD0.570
$6.55
€5.74
+1485.0%
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
LYD34.640
$50.91
€44.64
+103.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
LYD27,710.040
$24,800.45
€21,747.54
+24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $32.73
LYD45.340
$20.20
€17.71
-38.3%
Average +393.6%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 82.2% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $55.35
LYD76.690
$30.42
€26.67
-45.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $535.84
LYD742.410
$721.22
€632.43
+34.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $322.47
LYD446.780
$565.86
€496.20
+75.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $34.53
LYD47.840
$125.62
€110.16
+263.8%
Average +82.2%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 4.7 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $125.13
LYD173.360
$735.92
€645.33
+488.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,733.77
LYD5,173.140
$12,875.16
€11,290.24
+244.8%
Average +366.5%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 63.4% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
LYD3.780
$6.25
€5.48
+129.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.52
LYD2.100
$3.08
€2.70
+103.0%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.82
LYD8.060
$11.35
€9.95
+95.1%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.31
LYD87.720
$39.88
€34.97
-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.09
LYD12.600
$11.51
€10.09
+26.6%
Average +63.4%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 19.2% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.19
LYD118.040
$88.18
€77.32
+3.5%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $70.68
LYD97.930
$40.47
€35.49
-42.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $124.19
LYD172.070
$93.45
€81.94
-24.8%
Men's business shoes (leather) $148.70
LYD206.030
$129.44
€113.51
-12.9%
Average -19.2%
Tripoli vs. France - Cost of clothing
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