Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.28
LYD8.700
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
LYD5.540
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LYD0.820
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LYD0.350
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 62.1% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
LYD0.530
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
LYD9.040
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
LYD4.940
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
LYD2.250
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
LYD2.580
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LYD1.180
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
LYD0.740
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
LYD0.540
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD0.390
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LYD0.460
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD0.400
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 15.4 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.15
LYD0.210
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.55
LYD17.390
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,992.15
LYD16,615.150
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.56
LYD7.700
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.00
LYD41.560
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.39
LYD352.460
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.41
LYD215.320
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.75
LYD17.660
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.82
LYD95.340
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,881.12
LYD2,606.290
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.87
LYD1.200
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD0.810
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
LYD2.900
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.35
LYD37.900
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
LYD5.800
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 24.0% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.89
LYD62.190
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.87
LYD41.380
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.72
LYD85.520
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.09
LYD119.270
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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