Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 85.7% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.9% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 79.1% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 98.0% less in Tripoli
- Housing
-
pay 86.7% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 89.9% less in Tripoli
Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.130
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$4.10
LYD19.730
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.50
LYD2.430
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.10
LYD0.490
|
|
pay 79.1% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$0.27
LYD1.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.57
LYD12.390
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$4.05
LYD19.490
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$1.48
LYD7.120
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
LYD7.650
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LYD4.250
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
LYD2.760
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.36
LYD1.720
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
LYD1.190
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
LYD1.430
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
LYD1.560
|
|
pay 98.0% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.74
LYD109.510
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$14,851.83
LYD71,511.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.32
LYD44.880
|
|
pay 86.7% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$20.49
LYD98.640
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$210.71
LYD1,014.550
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$130.23
LYD627.050
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$26.36
LYD126.930
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.27
LYD347.970
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,170.59
LYD5,636.380
|
pay 89.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$0.72
LYD3.450
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$0.60
LYD2.880
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.15
LYD10.360
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$26.63
LYD128.230
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.12
LYD24.660
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.22
LYD145.490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.67
LYD191.030
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$52.09
LYD250.820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.60
LYD325.500
|
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