Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 60.3% cheaper than Saipan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.6% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 70.3% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 71.4% less in Tripoli
- Housing
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pay 73.2% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
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pay 80.5% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.6% less in Tripoli
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Tripoli
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 62.6% less for restaurants
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$5.63
LYD27.730
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.170
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.50
LYD2.480
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 70.3% less for groceries
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.57
LYD12.670
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$4.05
LYD19.920
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$1.48
LYD7.280
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$1.59
LYD7.820
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.88
LYD4.350
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.57
LYD2.820
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.25
LYD1.220
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.32
LYD1.590
|
|
pay 71.4% less for transportation
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.74
LYD111.960
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$14,851.83
LYD73,116.070
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$9.32
LYD45.890
|
|
pay 73.2% less for housing
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$20.49
LYD100.850
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$210.71
LYD1,037.310
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$130.23
LYD641.120
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$26.36
LYD129.780
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$72.27
LYD355.780
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,762.840
|
|
pay 63.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$0.72
LYD3.530
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$0.60
LYD2.950
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.15
LYD10.590
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$26.63
LYD131.100
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$5.12
LYD25.210
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Saipan
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$30.22
LYD148.750
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$39.67
LYD195.310
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$52.09
LYD256.450
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$67.60
LYD332.800
|
|
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