Cost of living comparison
Libya is 65.9% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Libya instead of Germany, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 67.2% less for transportation
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 65.3% less for housing
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
|
pay 86.7% less for childcare
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 46.8% less for clothing
Germany
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
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