Cost of living comparison
Italy is 6.0 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Italy instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$15.74
€14.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$9.09
€8.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$2.45
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$7.20
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$4.88
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$3.14
€2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$4.47
€4.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$8.02
€7.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$38.40
€35.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$25,887.08
€24,181.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$18.65
€17.42
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$30.75
€28.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$608.10
€568.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$488.80
€456.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$151.72
€141.72
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$459.30
€429.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$9,604.44
€8,971.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$4.83
€4.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.60
€1.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$6.30
€5.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$51.79
€48.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$9.32
€8.71
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$80.37
€75.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$36.54
€34.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$89.56
€83.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$114.84
€107.28
|
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