Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 58.5% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 65.8% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,782
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF314
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF297
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 60.1% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,634
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF841
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,499
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,426
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,617
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF359
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF202
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF135
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF148
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF928
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,485
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,948,957
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,436
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 82.3% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,911
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF311,884
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF176,175
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF96,536
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,327
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,205,976
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,188
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF495
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF607
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,531
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,485
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,951
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,465
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,782
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,881
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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