Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 60.5% cheaper than Athens.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Athens, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.41
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.98
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.32
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€6.03
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.32
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.69
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.58
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.55
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.32
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.77
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€29,131.82
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€31.21
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€608.52
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€534.34
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€147.08
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€444.10
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,280.24
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.55
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.68
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€47.33
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.25
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€82.56
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.74
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€89.89
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€110.63
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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