Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 38.9% cheaper than Windhoek.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Windhoek, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
NAD186.58
|
$5.63
LYD27.600
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
NAD93.24
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NAD17.28
|
$0.50
LYD2.470
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.10
|
$0.10
LYD0.500
|
|
pay 42.1% less for groceries
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.84
NAD15.37
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.98
NAD54.33
|
$2.57
LYD12.610
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
NAD100.38
|
$4.05
LYD19.820
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
NAD54.24
|
$1.48
LYD7.240
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.52
|
$1.59
LYD7.780
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.49
|
$0.88
LYD4.320
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
NAD15.75
|
$0.57
LYD2.800
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.01
|
$0.36
LYD1.750
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
NAD13.90
|
$0.25
LYD1.210
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.69
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.02
|
$0.32
LYD1.580
|
|
pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NAD85.52
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD621.95
|
$22.74
LYD111.410
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,041.85
NAD310,974.42
|
$14,851.83
LYD72,755.750
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD129.57
|
$9.32
LYD45.660
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.63
NAD1,088.15
|
$20.49
LYD100.350
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.63
NAD7,693.74
|
$210.71
LYD1,032.200
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.93
NAD5,509.53
|
$130.23
LYD637.960
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.84
NAD1,164.96
|
$26.36
LYD129.140
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,092.47
|
$72.27
LYD354.020
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD96,759.69
|
$1,170.59
LYD5,734.440
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
NAD31.10
|
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.91
NAD34.78
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.81
NAD51.31
|
$2.15
LYD10.540
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.35
NAD645.10
|
$26.63
LYD130.460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.55
NAD64.79
|
$5.12
LYD25.090
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Windhoek
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD684.14
|
$30.22
LYD148.020
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD492.12
|
$39.67
LYD194.350
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,278.45
|
$52.09
LYD255.180
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.01
NAD1,295.73
|
$67.60
LYD331.160
|
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