Cost of living comparison
Suva is 3.4 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Suva instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$4.08
$9.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
$6.56
$14.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$1.07
$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.79
$1.79
|
|
pay 65.3% more for groceries
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
$0.43
$0.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
$4.58
$10.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
$4.62
$10.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
$2.50
$5.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
$2.56
$5.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
$1.05
$2.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
$0.80
$1.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.15
$2.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
$0.51
$1.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$0.44
$1.01
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for transportation
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$5.06
$11.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
$31.74
$72.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
$18,139.36
$41,311.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
$4.53
$10.33
|
|
pay 78.1% more for housing
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
$26.49
$60.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
$634.88
$1,445.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
$311.14
$708.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
$36.44
$82.99
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
$186.84
$425.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
$6,484.82
$14,768.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
$2.72
$6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
$2.70
$6.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
$7.26
$16.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
$27.08
$61.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
$3.63
$8.26
|
|
pay 27.1% less for clothing
Tripoli
|
Suva
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
$21.31
$48.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
$25.40
$57.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
$50.25
$114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
$47.07
$107.20
|
|
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