Cost of living comparison

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Tripoli is 75.6% cheaper than Road Town.

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Road Town, you would:

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pay 76.5% less for restaurants

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$5.63
LYD27.600
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.50
 
$4.10
LYD20.070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.10
 
$0.50
LYD2.470

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pay 70.8% less for groceries

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$4.66
 
$0.27
LYD1.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.00
 
$2.57
LYD12.610
Milk (1 gallon) $8.81
 
$4.05
LYD19.820

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pay 97.5% less for transportation

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
 
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.74
LYD111.410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $14,851.83
LYD72,755.750

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pay 85.1% less for housing

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$125.00
 
$20.49
LYD100.350
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,666.67
 
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,366.67
 
$130.23
LYD637.960

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pay 84.7% less for childcare

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $375.00
 
$72.27
LYD354.020
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,320.00
 
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440

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pay 70.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
 
$0.72
LYD3.510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.75
 
$0.60
LYD2.930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.00
 
$2.15
LYD10.540

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pay 44.0% less for clothing

 
Road Town
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$47.50
 
$30.22
LYD148.020
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$55.00
 
$39.67
LYD194.350
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$130.00
 
$52.09
LYD255.180

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