Cost of living comparison
Italy is 6.0 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Italy instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 17.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 81.8% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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