Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 70.2% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Washington, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$4.20
LYD20.450
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$0.54
LYD2.620
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$0.18
LYD0.890
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$0.39
LYD1.900
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$3.27
LYD15.900
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$3.74
LYD18.210
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$1.43
LYD6.950
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$1.74
LYD8.490
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.83
LYD4.060
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.54
LYD2.630
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.31
LYD1.500
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
|
pay 67.7% less for transportation
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$0.12
LYD0.580
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$23.05
LYD112.200
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$15,223.10
LYD74,114.610
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$6.30
LYD30.670
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$22.66
LYD110.330
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$230.97
LYD1,124.500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$137.80
LYD670.860
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$38.44
LYD187.140
|
|
pay 95.7% less for childcare
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$70.16
LYD341.570
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$1,259.84
LYD6,133.620
|
|
pay 76.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$1.00
LYD4.890
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$0.60
LYD2.920
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$2.31
LYD11.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$28.91
LYD140.760
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$5.25
LYD25.560
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$39.42
LYD191.910
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$34.22
LYD166.610
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$54.78
LYD266.720
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$65.56
LYD319.180
|
|
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