Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 3.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$3.36
₱193.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.71
₱41.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.41
₱23.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$3.26
₱187.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$6.76
₱389.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$1.91
₱110.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.17
₱67.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.68
₱38.99
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.06
₱61.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.65
₱37.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.81
₱46.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$1.02
₱58.94
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$4.92
₱283.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$12.10
₱696.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$3.86
₱222.14
|
|
pay 53.6% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
|
pay 71.2% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$1.30
₱74.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$2.36
₱135.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$5.08
₱292.19
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Philippines or Tripoli. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.