Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 9.4% more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Libya, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 33.9% more for childcare
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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