Cost of living comparison
Libya is 62.8% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Libya instead of Finland, you would:
pay 75.3% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 52.9% less for groceries
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 64.3% less for transportation
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 52.8% less for housing
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 81.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Finland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
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