Cost of living comparison

 Victoria, Seychelles
compared to
 Tripoli, Libya
Tripoli vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary
Tripoli vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Tripoli instead of Victoria, you would:

pay 75.5% less for restaurants

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.76
SCR247.49
$5.63
LYD30.670
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.71
SCR143.42
$4.10
LYD22.310
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.75
SCR40.68
$0.50
LYD2.750

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pay 59.8% less for groceries

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Bread
1 loaf
$2.29
SCR33.84
$0.27
LYD1.460
Local cheese (8 oz) $18.13
SCR267.66
$2.57
LYD14.020
Milk (1 gallon) $7.52
SCR111.03
$4.05
LYD22.040

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pay 59.3% less for transportation

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.82
SCR85.90
$0.12
LYD0.630
Monthly public transit pass $26.82
SCR395.98
$22.74
LYD123.830
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,617.26
SCR393,057.10
$14,851.83
LYD80,868.240

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pay 78.4% less for housing

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$163.87
SCR2,419.90
$20.49
LYD111.540
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $979.92
SCR14,470.44
$210.71
LYD1,147.290
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $794.53
SCR11,732.86
$130.23
LYD709.090

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pay 71.8% less for childcare

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.60
SCR2,474.90
$72.27
LYD393.500
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,868.55
SCR130,961.92
$1,170.59
LYD6,373.850

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pay 68.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.07
SCR60.04
$0.72
LYD3.900
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.16
SCR76.23
$0.60
LYD3.260
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$22.89
SCR337.97
$2.15
LYD11.710

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

 
Victoria
Tripoli
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$68.58
SCR1,012.76
$30.22
LYD164.530
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.30
SCR432.65
$39.67
LYD216.020
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$73.44
SCR1,084.51
$52.09
LYD283.640

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