Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 54.6% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP898,133
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 73.0% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 45.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
|
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