Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 58.9% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 44.0% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$5.63
LYD27.570
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$2.57
LYD12.600
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$4.05
LYD19.800
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$1.59
LYD7.770
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$0.36
LYD1.740
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$22.74
LYD111.300
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,682.660
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$9.32
LYD45.610
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$20.49
LYD100.250
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$210.71
LYD1,031.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$130.23
LYD637.320
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$26.36
LYD129.010
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$72.27
LYD353.670
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,728.680
|
|
pay 64.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$2.15
LYD10.530
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$26.63
LYD130.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$5.12
LYD25.060
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$30.22
LYD147.870
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$39.67
LYD194.150
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$52.09
LYD254.930
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$67.60
LYD330.830
|
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