Cost of living comparison
Greece is 5.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Greece instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.490
|
$12.71
€11.91
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.330
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.600
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 93.8% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.810
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.110
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.910
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.440
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.040
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 19.8 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.570
|
$40.24
€37.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,694.420
|
$22,158.38
€20,765.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.490
|
$13.03
€12.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD109.710
|
$34.83
€32.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,118.120
|
$429.23
€402.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD667.060
|
$358.56
€336.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD186.080
|
$172.07
€161.25
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD339.630
|
$341.10
€319.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,098.850
|
$6,725.16
€6,302.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.860
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.900
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.180
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD139.960
|
$45.22
€42.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.410
|
$8.85
€8.29
|
|
pay 48.4% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD190.820
|
$76.36
€71.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD165.670
|
$36.41
€34.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD265.210
|
$77.82
€72.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD317.370
|
$99.20
€92.97
|
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