Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 44.5% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.0% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 54.4% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 33.4% less in Tripoli
- Housing
-
pay 36.2% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
-
pay 78.2% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 48.9% less in Tripoli
- Clothing
-
pay 14.7% less in Tripoli
Expenses including childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 46.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$4.00
LBP358,400
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.17
|
$7.64
LBP684,454
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.39
|
$1.59
LBP142,400
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.54
|
$1.13
LBP101,248
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.28
|
$0.33
LBP29,680
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€5.92
|
$2.83
LBP253,867
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.77
|
$4.92
LBP440,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.61
|
$1.61
LBP144,555
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.24
|
$2.72
LBP243,852
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.45
LBP40,642
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.25
LBP22,353
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.86
|
$0.21
LBP18,966
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$0.42
LBP37,932
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.24
LBP21,676
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.70
|
$0.35
LBP31,159
|
|
pay 33.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.80
|
$3.49
LBP312,760
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€36.68
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,592.15
|
$22,500.00
LBP2,016,000,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€12.74
|
$12.75
LBP1,142,400
|
|
pay 36.2% less for housing
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€27.24
|
$31.88
LBP2,856,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,256.64
|
$250.00
LBP22,400,000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€919.41
|
$150.00
LBP13,440,000
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€111.24
|
$161.18
LBP14,441,997
|
|
pay 78.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€485.55
|
$135.00
LBP12,096,000
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,614.43
|
$2,000.00
LBP179,200,000
|
|
pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.21
|
$3.00
LBP268,800
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.21
|
$1.00
LBP89,600
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.50
|
$2.00
LBP179,200
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€36.88
|
$19.50
LBP1,747,200
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.17
|
$6.50
LBP582,400
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Tripoli
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€77.42
|
$35.00
LBP3,136,000
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€31.84
|
$57.86
LBP5,184,000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€83.73
|
$83.33
LBP7,466,667
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€103.86
|
$75.00
LBP6,720,000
|
|
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