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
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.37
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.53
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.67
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.52
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.24
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.72
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.59
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.83
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.70
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.53
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.44
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.04
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.09
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.62
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.12
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$358.86
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$373,813.76
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.78
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 45.4% less for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$489.57
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,943.06
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,928.95
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$608.69
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,657.52
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,224.89
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 49.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.83
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.37
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.75
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,078.11
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.68
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,131.69
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$824.52
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,847.33
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,846.06
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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