Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Libya
  3. Tripoli
  4. Nicaragua
  5. Managua
  6. Comparison
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COMPARED TO
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Managua is 9.4% more expensive than Tripoli.

If you lived in Managua instead of Tripoli, you would:
local_dining

pay 12.3% less for restaurants

  Tripoli help_outline Managua help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.55
LYD20.150
$5.04
C$149.55
-65.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.27
LYD10.080
$5.55
C$164.84
-23.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.25
LYD1.730
$0.81
C$23.95
-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.44
LYD0.610
$0.77
C$22.89
+75.3%
Average -12.3%
Tripoli vs. Managua - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 20.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.53
LYD0.730
$1.16
C$34.48
+120.7%
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.80
LYD12.190
$0.99
C$29.49
-88.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $10.05
LYD13.920
$3.42
C$101.61
-66.0%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.95
LYD5.470
$2.14
C$63.54
-45.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $6.19
LYD8.570
$2.56
C$75.91
-58.7%
Apples (1 lb) $1.78
LYD2.460
$1.79
C$53.28
+0.9%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.23
LYD1.700
$0.56
C$16.70
-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.30
LYD1.800
$0.94
C$27.82
-27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.80
LYD1.110
$0.70
C$20.90
-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.76
LYD1.050
$0.99
C$29.41
+30.7%
Onions (1 lb) $0.72
LYD0.990
$0.51
C$15.02
-29.4%
Average -20.9%
Tripoli vs. Managua - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 2.8 times more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.41
LYD0.570
$3.86
C$114.72
+835.3%
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
LYD34.640
$10.00
C$297.00
-60.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,000.00
LYD27,710.040
$17,000.00
C$504,900.02
-15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $32.73
LYD45.340
$13.86
C$411.64
-57.7%
Average +175.6%
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home

pay 2.7% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $55.35
LYD76.690
$60.66
C$1,801.55
+9.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $535.84
LYD742.410
$219.09
C$6,507.00
-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $322.47
LYD446.780
$180.00
C$5,346.00
-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $34.53
LYD47.840
$63.17
C$1,876.01
+82.9%
Average -2.7%
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child_care

pay 2.3% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $125.13
LYD173.360
$129.40
C$3,843.20
+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,733.77
LYD5,173.140
$3,432.37
C$101,941.52
-8.1%
Average -2.3%
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gamepad

pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.73
LYD3.780
$1.11
C$32.93
-59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.52
LYD2.100
$1.81
C$53.90
+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.82
LYD8.060
$3.35
C$99.45
-42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.31
LYD87.720
$31.17
C$925.83
-50.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.09
LYD12.600
$6.00
C$178.20
-34.0%
Average -33.3%
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store

pay 38.6% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.19
LYD118.040
$50.20
C$1,490.87
-41.1%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $70.68
LYD97.930
$38.20
C$1,134.50
-46.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $124.19
LYD172.070
$85.82
C$2,548.75
-30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $148.70
LYD206.030
$94.22
C$2,798.34
-36.6%
Average -38.6%
Tripoli vs. Managua - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: October 2020
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