Cost of living comparison
Quito is 2.6 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Quito instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 55.5% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.28
LYD30.380
|
$4.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
LYD19.350
|
$6.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LYD2.870
|
$0.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$0.60
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
LYD1.840
|
$1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
LYD31.570
|
$2.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
LYD17.250
|
$3.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
LYD7.870
|
$1.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
LYD9.010
|
$2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LYD4.130
|
$0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
LYD2.580
|
$0.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
LYD1.870
|
$0.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD1.370
|
$0.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LYD1.610
|
$0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
$0.59
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.15
LYD0.740
|
$2.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.55
LYD60.760
|
$20.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,992.15
LYD58,044.760
|
$22,495.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.56
LYD26.890
|
$13.50
|
|
pay 77.2% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.00
LYD145.190
|
$36.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.39
LYD1,231.330
|
$450.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.41
LYD752.220
|
$238.08
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.75
LYD61.690
|
$32.66
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.82
LYD333.080
|
$287.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,881.12
LYD9,105.040
|
$7,494.44
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.87
LYD4.190
|
$2.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$2.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
LYD10.130
|
$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.35
LYD132.400
|
$39.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
LYD20.250
|
$6.00
|
|
pay 30.6% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Quito
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.89
LYD217.270
|
$55.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.87
LYD144.570
|
$44.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.72
LYD298.760
|
$96.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.09
LYD416.670
|
$80.91
|
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