Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 5.6 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 4.6 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.130
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.580
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.870
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.650
|
$5.92
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD17.930
|
$3.90
€3.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.840
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.360
|
$3.74
€3.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.000
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.470
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$7.44
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD110.450
|
$59.37
€54.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD72,959.330
|
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.190
|
$13.63
€12.56
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD108.610
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,106.970
|
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD660.410
|
$816.29
€751.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD184.220
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD336.250
|
$529.47
€487.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,038.010
|
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.810
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.870
|
$2.17
€2.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.070
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD138.560
|
$41.71
€38.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.160
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 39.3% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD188.920
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD164.010
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD262.560
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD314.200
|
$94.21
€86.76
|
|
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