Cost of living comparison
India is 2.2 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in India instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 44.5% less for housing
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 18.2% less for childcare
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 33.7% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
|
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