Cost of living comparison

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Tripoli is 61.6% cheaper than Rome.

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

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pay 73.8% less for restaurants

 
Rome
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.08
€15.25
$5.63
LYD27.600
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.72
€10.16
$4.10
LYD20.070
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
€2.12
$0.50
LYD2.470

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pay 56.6% less for groceries

 
Rome
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$1.78
€1.69
$0.27
LYD1.310
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.00
€6.64
$2.57
LYD12.610
Milk (1 gallon) $6.20
€5.88
$4.05
LYD19.820

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pay 57.0% less for transportation

 
Rome
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.15
€6.78
$0.12
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass $37.51
€35.57
$22.74
LYD111.410
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,794.08
€25,410.49
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750

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pay 69.9% less for housing

 
Rome
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.46
€27.93
$20.49
LYD100.350
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,180.31
€1,119.36
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $763.10
€723.69
$130.23
LYD637.960

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pay 87.3% less for childcare

 
Rome
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $508.83
€482.56
$72.27
LYD354.020
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,490.67
€9,948.95
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440

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pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€5.08
$0.72
LYD3.510
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.53
€1.45
$0.60
LYD2.930
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.43
€6.10
$2.15
LYD10.540

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

 
Rome
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$65.43
€62.06
$30.22
LYD148.020
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$30.74
€29.15
$39.67
LYD194.350
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.17
€73.18
$52.09
LYD255.180

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