Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 7.8% cheaper than Vietnam.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 36.1% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,117
|
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫122,875
|
$4.20
LYD20.250
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫14,860
|
$0.54
LYD2.590
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,619
|
$0.18
LYD0.880
|
|
pay 34.8% less for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫27,665
|
$0.39
LYD1.880
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫173,224
|
$3.27
LYD15.740
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫136,626
|
$3.74
LYD18.040
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫40,466
|
$1.43
LYD6.880
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫44,583
|
$1.74
LYD8.410
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫34,976
|
$0.83
LYD4.020
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,024
|
$0.54
LYD2.610
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,449
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,369
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫13,875
|
$0.31
LYD1.480
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,494
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
pay 8.7% more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫101,374
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫200,122
|
$23.05
LYD111.120
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,014,092,041
|
$15,223.10
LYD73,401.800
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫148,517
|
$6.30
LYD30.370
|
|
pay 10.9% more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫250,684
|
$22.66
LYD109.270
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,128,233
|
$230.97
LYD1,113.680
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,541,996
|
$137.80
LYD664.410
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,047,476
|
$38.44
LYD185.340
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,673,286
|
$70.16
LYD338.290
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫253,562,449
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,074.630
|
|
pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,425
|
$1.00
LYD4.840
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫46,592
|
$0.60
LYD2.890
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,233
|
$2.31
LYD11.140
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫624,714
|
$28.91
LYD139.410
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫96,581
|
$5.25
LYD25.310
|
|
pay 11.1% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫842,396
|
$39.42
LYD190.060
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫738,003
|
$34.22
LYD165.010
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,253,691
|
$54.78
LYD264.150
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,652,608
|
$65.56
LYD316.110
|
|
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