Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 70.0% cheaper than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.5% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 64.3% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 82.6% less in Tripoli
- Housing
-
pay 78.3% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
-
pay 46.3% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.3% less in Tripoli
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 78.5% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$5.63
LYD27.240
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$4.10
LYD19.810
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$0.50
LYD2.440
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 64.3% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$0.27
LYD1.290
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$2.57
LYD12.450
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$4.05
LYD19.570
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.48
LYD7.150
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$1.59
LYD7.680
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
LYD4.270
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.57
LYD2.770
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.36
LYD1.720
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.25
LYD1.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.32
LYD1.560
|
|
pay 82.6% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$22.74
LYD109.970
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$14,851.83
LYD71,813.790
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.32
LYD45.070
|
|
pay 78.3% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$20.49
LYD99.050
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$210.71
LYD1,018.840
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$130.23
LYD629.700
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$26.36
LYD127.470
|
|
pay 46.3% less for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$72.27
LYD349.440
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,660.200
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.72
LYD3.470
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$0.60
LYD2.900
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.15
LYD10.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$26.63
LYD128.770
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.12
LYD24.760
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$30.22
LYD146.100
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$39.67
LYD191.830
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$52.09
LYD251.880
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$67.60
LYD326.880
|
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