Cost of living comparison
Germany is 6.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Germany instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 5.5 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.440
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.890
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 19.5 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.180
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,101.700
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.660
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.310
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.300
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.750
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.110
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.510
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,132.550
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.730
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.550
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.870
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.580
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.670
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.120
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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