Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 42.2% cheaper than Mexico City.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 57.1% less for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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