Cost of living comparison
Rome is 2.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Rome instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.68
LYD16.180
|
$18.17
€15.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
LYD9.910
|
$9.69
€8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
LYD1.470
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
LYD0.520
|
$1.36
€1.20
|
|
pay 51.4% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.41
LYD0.570
|
$2.19
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.80
LYD10.810
|
$8.28
€7.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.90
LYD13.720
|
$6.87
€6.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
LYD4.640
|
$4.47
€3.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.66
LYD6.460
|
$4.83
€4.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
LYD2.170
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
LYD1.510
|
$0.94
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
LYD1.260
|
$1.16
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LYD0.970
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
LYD0.870
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
LYD0.830
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.52
LYD0.720
|
$6.77
€5.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
LYD34.640
|
$42.40
€37.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,944.52
LYD24,862.170
|
$27,862.31
€24,432.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.22
LYD12.780
|
$16.48
€14.45
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.36
LYD72.540
|
$37.53
€32.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.49
LYD711.450
|
$1,159.69
€1,016.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$318.15
LYD440.800
|
$810.19
€710.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.09
LYD47.230
|
$170.33
€149.36
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.51
LYD151.720
|
$568.09
€498.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,824.68
LYD5,299.100
|
$13,931.15
€12,216.24
|
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
LYD2.930
|
$6.06
€5.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
LYD1.720
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.14
LYD7.120
|
$6.78
€5.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.71
LYD86.880
|
$74.78
€65.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.63
LYD14.730
|
$10.90
€9.56
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.11
LYD116.530
|
$102.92
€90.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.03
LYD79.020
|
$39.37
€34.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.88
LYD152.240
|
$100.69
€88.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.21
LYD203.950
|
$163.54
€143.41
|
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