Cost of living comparison
If you lived in West Island instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LYD20.250
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
LYD1.880
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
LYD15.740
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD18.040
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
LYD6.880
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.74
LYD8.410
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
LYD4.020
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
LYD1.480
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.05
LYD111.120
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,223.10
LYD73,401.800
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.66
LYD109.270
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$230.97
LYD1,113.680
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$137.80
LYD664.410
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.44
LYD185.340
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.16
LYD338.290
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,259.84
LYD6,074.630
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
LYD4.840
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.890
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.31
LYD11.140
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.91
LYD139.410
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.25
LYD25.310
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Tripoli
|
West Island
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.42
LYD190.060
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.22
LYD165.010
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.78
LYD264.150
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.56
LYD316.110
|
?? |
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