Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 3.5 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 21.3% more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.490
|
$2.08
฿74.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.330
|
$5.66
฿201.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.600
|
$0.67
฿23.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
$0.35
฿12.63
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.890
|
$1.48
฿52.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.810
|
$7.99
฿285.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.110
|
$6.46
฿230.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.910
|
$1.75
฿62.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.440
|
$1.07
฿38.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.040
|
$1.20
฿43.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
$0.50
฿18.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.79
฿28.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.59
฿21.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.490
|
$0.62
฿22.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.46
฿16.41
|
|
pay 10.7 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
$4.57
฿163.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.570
|
$24.32
฿868.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,694.420
|
$31,287.73
฿1,117,049.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.490
|
$9.68
฿345.66
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD109.710
|
$17.10
฿610.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,118.120
|
$290.79
฿10,381.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD667.060
|
$207.49
฿7,407.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD186.080
|
$49.43
฿1,764.76
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD339.630
|
$334.45
฿11,940.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,098.850
|
$9,908.05
฿353,742.05
|
|
pay 88.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.860
|
$1.90
฿67.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.900
|
$1.94
฿69.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.180
|
$3.61
฿129.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD139.960
|
$47.07
฿1,680.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.410
|
$5.63
฿201.09
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
Thailand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD190.820
|
$40.39
฿1,442.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD165.670
|
$27.03
฿965.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD265.210
|
$82.02
฿2,928.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD317.370
|
$65.30
฿2,331.24
|
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