Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.3 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 89.0% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
$8.62
₽804.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.250
|
$4.93
₽459.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
$1.02
₽95.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
$0.57
₽53.27
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.880
|
$0.69
₽64.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.740
|
$5.18
₽482.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.040
|
$4.02
₽375.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.880
|
$1.42
₽132.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.410
|
$2.00
₽186.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.020
|
$0.62
₽57.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
$0.53
₽49.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$0.70
₽65.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$1.40
₽130.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.480
|
$0.27
₽25.11
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.26
₽24.67
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$2.47
₽230.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.120
|
$30.79
₽2,873.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,401.800
|
$30,787.49
₽2,873,243.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
$3.94
₽367.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD109.270
|
$6.45
₽601.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,113.680
|
$860.20
₽80,278.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD664.410
|
$497.14
₽46,396.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD185.340
|
$90.59
₽8,454.15
|
|
pay 7.1 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD338.290
|
$487.67
₽45,512.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,074.630
|
$9,121.01
₽851,218.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.840
|
$3.08
₽287.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.890
|
$2.57
₽239.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.140
|
$2.52
₽235.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD139.410
|
$38.25
₽3,569.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.310
|
$6.16
₽574.65
|
|
pay 92.4% more for clothing
Tripoli
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD190.060
|
$94.24
₽8,795.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD165.010
|
$45.95
₽4,287.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD264.150
|
$106.61
₽9,948.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD316.110
|
$132.25
₽12,342.63
|
|
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