Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 52.4% cheaper than Roseau.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 49.8% less for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
|
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