Cost of living comparison
Libya is 70.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Libya instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 75.5% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.87
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€2.03
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.97
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.61
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€4.02
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.40
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 71.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.71
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€110.16
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€17.31
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 89.2% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 73.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.58
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.50
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€54.12
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.33
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 46.1% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€84.39
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
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