Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 3.3 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Libya, you would:
pay 99.2% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
|
pay 21.2% more for groceries
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
Libya
|
Turkey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
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