Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 2.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$3.08
TND9.650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$4.22
TND13.240
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$0.59
TND1.860
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.26
TND0.820
|
|
pay 20.4% more for groceries
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.15
TND0.480
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$4.68
TND14.670
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$1.76
TND5.510
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$1.42
TND4.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$2.34
TND7.350
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.73
TND2.300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$1.23
TND3.840
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.45
TND1.410
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.27
TND0.850
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.23
TND0.730
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$3.04
TND9.540
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
$9.72
TND30.490
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
$34,826.68
TND109,216.460
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
$2.91
TND9.120
|
|
pay 1.0% more for housing
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
$17.81
TND55.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$208.82
TND654.870
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$146.16
TND458.360
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
$33.32
TND104.480
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$81.13
TND254.420
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$2,010.30
TND6,304.290
|
|
pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$1.22
TND3.840
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$0.75
TND2.350
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$3.24
TND10.170
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
$26.72
TND83.800
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
$4.18
TND13.120
|
|
pay 51.2% more for clothing
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
$35.81
TND112.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
$50.84
TND159.440
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
$83.85
TND262.960
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
$64.57
TND202.490
|
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