Cost of living comparison
Romania is 4.2 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Romania instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$8.50
RON39.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$6.39
RON29.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$1.73
RON7.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$1.42
RON6.58
|
|
pay 88.3% more for groceries
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$1.09
RON5.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$3.76
RON17.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$5.57
RON25.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$2.98
RON13.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$2.73
RON12.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.47
RON2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.67
RON3.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.64
RON2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.84
RON3.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.37
RON1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.41
RON1.91
|
|
pay 12.3 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$5.68
RON26.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
$19.80
RON91.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
$25,308.53
RON116,958.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
$6.26
RON28.94
|
|
pay 91.1% more for housing
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
$8.81
RON40.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$370.46
RON1,712.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$263.66
RON1,218.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
$101.60
RON469.53
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$363.62
RON1,680.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$5,956.82
RON27,528.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$2.02
RON9.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$2.17
RON10.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$5.28
RON24.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
$37.57
RON173.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
$6.14
RON28.39
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Libya
|
Romania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
$59.54
RON275.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
$34.40
RON158.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
$69.71
RON322.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
$80.78
RON373.30
|
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