Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.2 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Austria instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$15.13
€14.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$9.01
€8.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$2.40
€2.24
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$2.29
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$7.30
€6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$3.54
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$5.30
€4.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$1.53
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$7.22
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$48.12
€44.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$25,940.65
€24,231.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$19.81
€18.50
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$37.53
€35.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$743.38
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$621.91
€580.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$222.11
€207.48
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$416.59
€389.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$8,210.34
€7,669.33
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$4.19
€3.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$3.32
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$41.56
€38.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$12.77
€11.92
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$75.76
€70.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$38.64
€36.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$85.33
€79.71
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$110.53
€103.24
|
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