Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Tripoli is 27.8% cheaper than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% more in Tripoli
Groceries: pay 40.2% less in Tripoli
Transportation: pay 53.9% less in Tripoli
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Tripoli
Childcare: pay 82.8% less in Tripoli
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Tripoli
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Tripoli

Expenses including childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tripoli.

Tripoli vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,864	$5.63 LYD31.240	+184.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,296	$4.10 LYD22.720	+37.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,431	$0.50 LYD2.800	-4.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,146	$0.10 LYD0.570	-75.8%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 40.2% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,717	$0.27 LYD1.480	-70.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK296,574	$2.57 LYD14.270	-81.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK138,793	$4.05 LYD22.440	-37.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,847	$1.48 LYD8.200	-15.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,793	$1.59 LYD8.810	-46.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,066	$0.88 LYD4.900	+0.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,643	$0.57 LYD3.170	+16.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK19,963	$0.36 LYD1.980	-61.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,881	$0.25 LYD1.370	-58.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,694	$0.30 LYD1.650	-59.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,903	$0.32 LYD1.790	-29.4%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,184	$0.12 LYD0.650	-97.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,064,402	$22.74 LYD126.120	-53.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK612,483,800	$14,851.83 LYD82,361.290	-47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK241,752	$9.32 LYD51.690	-16.6%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK241,548	$20.49 LYD113.600	+83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,574,364	$210.71 LYD1,168.480	-75.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,776,173	$130.23 LYD722.180	-83.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,174,112	$26.36 LYD146.190	-51.5%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 82.8% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,191,908	$72.27 LYD400.760	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,031,610	$1,170.59 LYD6,491.530	-87.3%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,508	$0.72 LYD3.980	-24.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,333	$0.60 LYD3.320	-60.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,291	$2.15 LYD11.930	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,075,316	$26.63 LYD147.680	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,752	$5.12 LYD28.400	+46.2%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Tripoli
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,856,178	$30.22 LYD167.560	-64.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,359,399	$39.67 LYD220.010	-36.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,238,524	$52.09 LYD288.870	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK896,716	$67.60 LYD374.890	+63.0%
Average			-11.9%

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