Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 42.9% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 73.0% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 58.1% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 19.4% more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 51.0% less for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 32.7% less for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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