Cost of living comparison
Libya is 44.4% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Albania, you would:
pay 56.5% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL696
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL587
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 45.5% less for groceries
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL457
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL648
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL307
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL299
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL67
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL60
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL45
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL731
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,453
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,839,531
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,742
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 22.6% less for housing
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,484
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL31,138
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,570
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,225
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 57.8% less for childcare
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,475
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL278,730
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL231
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL144
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL330
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,395
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL763
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,277
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,189
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,291
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,669
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
|
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