Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 61.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.520
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.010
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
AED3.95
|
$0.50
LYD2.460
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
AED1.53
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 47.6% less for groceries
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
AED5.03
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.80
AED17.63
|
$2.57
LYD12.570
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
AED25.17
|
$4.05
LYD19.770
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.16
AED11.63
|
$1.48
LYD7.220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
AED13.24
|
$1.59
LYD7.760
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
AED3.67
|
$0.88
LYD4.310
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
AED3.00
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.97
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
AED2.52
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
AED1.83
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.03
AED11.11
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.50
AED90.00
|
$22.74
LYD111.100
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,026.41
AED165,382.00
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,551.210
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.23
AED26.56
|
$9.32
LYD45.530
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.04
AED378.46
|
$20.49
LYD100.070
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,349.31
AED4,956.00
|
$210.71
LYD1,029.300
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,005.59
AED3,693.55
|
$130.23
LYD636.160
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.02
AED437.15
|
$26.36
LYD128.780
|
|
pay 90.1% less for childcare
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$669.40
AED2,458.70
|
$72.27
LYD353.030
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,841.46
AED47,166.67
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,718.320
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$0.72
LYD3.500
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.88
AED21.61
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$2.15
LYD10.510
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.83
AED238.13
|
$26.63
LYD130.090
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$5.12
LYD25.020
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.20
AED246.81
|
$30.22
LYD147.600
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.59
AED229.90
|
$39.67
LYD193.800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.06
AED378.55
|
$52.09
LYD254.470
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.93
AED370.71
|
$67.60
LYD330.230
|
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