Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 37.0% cheaper than Baku.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Baku, you would:
pay 46.3% less for restaurants
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.41
AZN16.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.65
AZN13.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
AZN1.18
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
AZN0.61
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
AZN0.78
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.77
AZN4.71
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AZN8.72
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.41
AZN2.40
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
AZN3.58
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
AZN0.84
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
AZN1.32
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
AZN1.40
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
AZN0.49
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
AZN4.19
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.65
AZN30.00
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.47
AZN11.00
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 27.8% less for housing
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.84
AZN25.23
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$470.77
AZN800.30
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$261.03
AZN443.75
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.11
AZN80.09
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$232.47
AZN395.20
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,199.10
AZN10,538.46
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 46.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.47
AZN2.50
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
AZN6.12
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.42
AZN84.02
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Baku
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.06
AZN95.30
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.34
AZN97.48
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.29
AZN207.88
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.40
AZN162.18
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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