Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 6.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD29.730
|
$15.16
€13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD24.770
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.250
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.630
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.470
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.550
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD17.960
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.720
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.000
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.150
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.470
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.730
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.370
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 16.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD79.270
|
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD74,314.130
|
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD33.690
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD95.030
|
$33.64
€30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,089.940
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD599.470
|
$989.21
€909.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD198.310
|
$123.32
€113.42
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD330.290
|
$543.23
€499.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD4,954.280
|
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.220
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.810
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD10.900
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD131.910
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD24.770
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 82.6% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD145.960
|
$83.95
€77.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD157.550
|
$33.93
€31.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD234.380
|
$87.19
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD281.840
|
$99.93
€91.91
|
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