Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Germany instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.28
LYD8.700
|
$11.21
€9.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
LYD5.540
|
$8.50
€7.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LYD0.820
|
$2.44
€2.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LYD0.350
|
$2.21
€1.94
|
|
pay 87.8% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
LYD0.530
|
$1.83
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
LYD9.040
|
$5.97
€5.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
LYD4.940
|
$3.56
€3.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
LYD2.250
|
$2.46
€2.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
LYD2.580
|
$3.30
€2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LYD1.180
|
$1.12
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
LYD0.740
|
$0.75
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
LYD0.540
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD0.390
|
$0.48
€0.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LYD0.460
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD0.400
|
$0.45
€0.39
|
|
pay 16.9 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.15
LYD0.210
|
$8.64
€7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.55
LYD17.390
|
$69.44
€60.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,992.15
LYD16,615.150
|
$24,945.52
€21,874.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.56
LYD7.700
|
$20.35
€17.85
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.00
LYD41.560
|
$34.76
€30.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.39
LYD352.460
|
$719.63
€631.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.41
LYD215.320
|
$553.10
€485.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.75
LYD17.660
|
$188.33
€165.15
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.82
LYD95.340
|
$311.61
€273.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,881.12
LYD2,606.290
|
$11,436.42
€10,028.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.87
LYD1.200
|
$3.77
€3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD0.810
|
$2.98
€2.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
LYD2.900
|
$7.17
€6.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.35
LYD37.900
|
$31.39
€27.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
LYD5.800
|
$11.49
€10.07
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.89
LYD62.190
|
$76.52
€67.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.87
LYD41.380
|
$37.26
€32.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.72
LYD85.520
|
$83.11
€72.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.09
LYD119.270
|
$106.62
€93.50
|
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