Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.1 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 2.0% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.28
LYD8.700
|
$1.81
฿61.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
LYD5.540
|
$5.71
฿193.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
LYD0.820
|
$0.64
฿21.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
LYD0.350
|
$0.32
฿10.86
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
LYD0.530
|
$1.34
฿45.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
LYD9.040
|
$7.53
฿255.49
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
LYD4.940
|
$6.27
฿212.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
LYD2.250
|
$1.55
฿52.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
LYD2.580
|
$0.98
฿33.08
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LYD1.180
|
$1.08
฿36.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
LYD0.740
|
$0.52
฿17.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
LYD0.540
|
$0.77
฿26.25
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD0.390
|
$0.55
฿18.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LYD0.460
|
$0.53
฿18.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD0.400
|
$0.41
฿14.00
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.15
LYD0.210
|
$4.64
฿157.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.55
LYD17.390
|
$23.16
฿785.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,992.15
LYD16,615.150
|
$33,407.71
฿1,133,189.57
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.56
LYD7.700
|
$6.73
฿228.41
|
|
pay 58.8% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.00
LYD41.560
|
$19.03
฿645.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.39
LYD352.460
|
$289.36
฿9,814.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.41
LYD215.320
|
$182.40
฿6,187.07
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.75
LYD17.660
|
$43.42
฿1,472.66
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.82
LYD95.340
|
$382.69
฿12,980.79
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,881.12
LYD2,606.290
|
$10,907.98
฿369,998.79
|
|
pay 93.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.87
LYD1.200
|
$1.92
฿65.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD0.810
|
$1.72
฿58.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
LYD2.900
|
$3.52
฿119.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.35
LYD37.900
|
$44.86
฿1,521.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
LYD5.800
|
$5.07
฿171.84
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.89
LYD62.190
|
$46.03
฿1,561.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.87
LYD41.380
|
$28.05
฿951.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.72
LYD85.520
|
$78.52
฿2,663.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.09
LYD119.270
|
$64.24
฿2,178.90
|
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