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Tripoli vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 31.9% cheaper than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.6% less in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 21.6% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 34.5% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 34.5% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 64.5% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 2.2% more in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.6% less for restaurants

	Peru	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN14.14	$5.63 LYD27.970	+50.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.79	$4.10 LYD20.340	-28.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.53	$0.50 LYD2.500	-45.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.77	$0.10 LYD0.510	-78.2%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 21.6% less for groceries

	Peru	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN8.02	$0.27 LYD1.330	-87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN12.17	$2.57 LYD12.780	-20.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN17.50	$4.05 LYD20.090	-12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN10.11	$1.48 LYD7.340	-44.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN9.09	$1.59 LYD7.880	-34.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.69	$0.88 LYD4.380	+24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.45	$0.57 LYD2.840	+48.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.66	$0.36 LYD1.770	-18.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.72	$0.25 LYD1.230	-45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.64	$0.30 LYD1.480	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.47	$0.32 LYD1.600	-16.8%
Average			-21.6%

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pay 34.5% less for transportation

	Peru	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN19.61	$0.12 LYD0.580	-97.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN66.55	$22.74 LYD112.910	+29.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN77,565.85	$14,851.83 LYD73,734.260	-27.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN60.62	$9.32 LYD46.270	-41.9%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 34.5% less for housing

	Peru	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN107.87	$20.49 LYD101.700	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,227.77	$210.71 LYD1,046.080	-35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN904.32	$130.23 LYD646.540	-45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN140.48	$26.36 LYD130.880	-29.1%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 64.5% less for childcare

	Peru	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN644.54	$72.27 LYD358.780	-57.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN15,397.42	$1,170.59 LYD5,811.570	-71.3%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 45.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.33	$0.72 LYD3.560	-70.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.75	$0.60 LYD2.970	-78.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN20.41	$2.15 LYD10.680	-60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN121.47	$26.63 LYD132.210	-17.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN19.03	$5.12 LYD25.430	+1.7%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 2.2% more for clothing

	Peru	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN161.26	$30.22 LYD150.010	-29.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN98.37	$39.67 LYD196.960	+52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN251.84	$52.09 LYD258.610	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN237.61	$67.60 LYD335.620	+7.5%
Average			+2.2%

Peru vs. Tripoli - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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