Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 6.6 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$16.63
€15.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$9.41
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$2.04
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$1.68
€1.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$4.31
€4.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$3.01
€2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$3.87
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.17
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.15
€1.08
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$1.22
€1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$7.64
€7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$113.76
€106.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$32,407.58
€30,393.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$17.14
€16.08
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$52.84
€49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$1,291.60
€1,211.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$1,147.51
€1,076.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$156.48
€146.76
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$893.73
€838.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$8,678.25
€8,139.04
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$5.53
€5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$3.60
€3.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$15.83
€14.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$59.94
€56.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$11.50
€10.79
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$76.22
€71.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$37.26
€34.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$85.01
€79.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$90.50
€84.88
|
|
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