Cost of living comparison
Manila is 4.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Manila instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 85.7% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.17
LYD30.100
|
$5.21
₱304.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$4.34
₱253.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
LYD2.280
|
$0.95
₱55.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
$0.48
₱28.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.30
LYD1.480
|
$1.33
₱77.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.40
LYD11.690
|
$4.28
₱249.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.73
LYD18.190
|
$6.97
₱407.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
LYD6.810
|
$2.08
₱121.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.45
LYD7.090
|
$2.27
₱132.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
LYD4.200
|
$1.48
₱86.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
LYD2.500
|
$0.77
₱44.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$1.53
₱89.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.230
|
$0.97
₱56.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$1.09
₱63.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$1.37
₱80.06
|
|
pay 9.9 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$4.31
₱251.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.46
LYD80.260
|
$10.12
₱591.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,433.88
LYD75,245.040
|
$26,066.56
₱1,522,547.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.00
LYD34.110
|
$2.66
₱155.30
|
|
pay 95.9% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.74
LYD96.220
|
$28.90
₱1,688.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.36
LYD1,103.590
|
$465.25
₱27,175.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$124.50
LYD606.980
|
$244.37
₱14,273.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.19
LYD200.800
|
$96.97
₱5,664.07
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.60
LYD334.420
|
$499.25
₱29,161.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,028.93
LYD5,016.340
|
$14,398.67
₱841,026.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.67
LYD3.260
|
$1.22
₱71.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$2.95
₱172.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.26
LYD11.040
|
$2.95
₱172.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.40
LYD133.560
|
$41.83
₱2,443.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.14
LYD25.080
|
$6.52
₱380.64
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.31
LYD147.790
|
$33.02
₱1,928.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
LYD159.520
|
$27.26
₱1,592.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.68
LYD237.310
|
$73.19
₱4,275.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.53
LYD285.370
|
$64.44
₱3,763.99
|
|
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