Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 4.9 times more expensive than Tripoli.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Tripoli, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 17.3 times more for transportation
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
|
Tripoli
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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