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Tripoli vs. Yaren Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Yaren, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $3.89
LYD24.980
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $2.65
LYD16.990
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.44
LYD2.810

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.21
LYD1.350
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.61
LYD16.740
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.55
LYD22.790

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $0.09
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $23,347.42
LYD150K

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $27.04
LYD173.640
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $355.40
LYD2,281.820
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $144.24
LYD926.050

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $52.32
LYD335.890
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,556.49
LYD9,993.390

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.62
LYD4.000
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $0.46
LYD2.950
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.95
LYD12.490

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Yaren
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $22.72
LYD145.900
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $17.38
LYD111.590
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $64.21
LYD412.230

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