Cost of living comparison
Libya is 18.7% cheaper than Burundi.
If you lived in Libya instead of Burundi, you would:
pay 12.6% more for restaurants
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.89
BIF5,441
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.80
BIF10,934
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
BIF1,458
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
BIF1,946
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 15.7% less for groceries
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
BIF2,092
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
BIF17,430
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BIF7,989
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
BIF5,945
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
BIF9,171
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
BIF7,590
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BIF1,898
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BIF1,265
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
BIF632
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BIF759
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
pay 15.4% more for housing
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$291.52
BIF838,412
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$73.86
BIF212,432
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$103.39
BIF297,341
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,338.70
BIF29,734,101
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
BIF3,645
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
BIF8,747
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.42
BIF6,972
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burundi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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