Cost of living comparison
Libya is 49.0% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Libya instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 55.8% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 66.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
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