Cost of living comparison

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Tripoli is 61.0% cheaper than Lisbon.

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

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pay 70.4% less for restaurants

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.66
€13.10
$5.63
LYD27.570
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.65
€9.25
$4.10
LYD20.050
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.86
€1.78
$0.50
LYD2.470

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pay 48.5% less for groceries

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.48
€1.42
$0.27
LYD1.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.58
€5.35
$2.57
LYD12.600
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
€3.71
$4.05
LYD19.800

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pay 51.2% less for transportation

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.21
€6.91
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass $42.87
€41.10
$22.74
LYD111.300
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,152.89
€30,827.33
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660

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pay 74.5% less for housing

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.90
€38.25
$20.49
LYD100.250
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,514.21
€1,451.78
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,070.61
€1,026.48
$130.23
LYD637.320

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pay 89.9% less for childcare

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $576.40
€552.64
$72.27
LYD353.670
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,251.75
€14,622.97
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680

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pay 59.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.22
€3.08
$0.72
LYD3.510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.61
€2.50
$0.60
LYD2.930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.00
€5.75
$2.15
LYD10.530

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pay 33.5% less for clothing

 
Lisbon
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$86.58
€83.01
$30.22
LYD147.870
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.63
€36.08
$39.67
LYD194.150
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$82.49
€79.09
$52.09
LYD254.930

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