Cost of living comparison

 Dublin, Ireland
compared to
 Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary
Tripoli vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 77.4% less for restaurants

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.34
$5.63
LYD30.390
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€9.17
$4.10
LYD22.100
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.46
€2.11
$0.50
LYD2.720

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pay 54.9% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.85
€1.58
$0.27
LYD1.440
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.60
€3.08
$2.57
LYD13.890
Milk (1 gallon) $5.32
€4.55
$4.05
LYD21.830

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pay 76.7% less for transportation

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.19
€6.16
$0.12
LYD0.630
Monthly public transit pass $123.25
€105.44
$22.74
LYD122.700
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $39,306.91
€33,627.06
$14,851.83
LYD80,125.640

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pay 83.5% less for housing

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.82
€47.75
$20.49
LYD110.520
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,138.28
€1,829.30
$210.71
LYD1,136.760
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,827.10
€1,563.08
$130.23
LYD702.580

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pay 91.2% less for childcare

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,307.98
€1,118.98
$72.27
LYD389.880
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,645.87
€8,252.04
$1,170.59
LYD6,315.320

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pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.50
€6.42
$0.72
LYD3.870
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
€3.71
$0.60
LYD3.230
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.68
€15.13
$2.15
LYD11.600

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pay 39.9% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$96.07
€82.18
$30.22
LYD163.010
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$41.10
€35.16
$39.67
LYD214.040
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.72
€83.60
$52.09
LYD281.030

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