Cost of living comparison
Libya is 69.4% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Libya instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.22
€18.58
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.84
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.13
€2.87
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.57
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.92
€2.68
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.10
€7.45
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
€4.55
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
€3.58
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.51
€5.07
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.09
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.71
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 68.8% less for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.52
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,590.69
€25,359.98
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.95
€27.52
|
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 77.9% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.80
€45.77
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,699.58
€1,562.17
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,475.67
€1,356.36
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.91
€151.57
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 93.8% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,178.26
€1,083.00
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,310.77
€15,911.19
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 65.0% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.28
€4.85
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.77
€3.47
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
€5.49
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.65
€41.04
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.72
€11.69
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay 38.1% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.55
€56.57
|
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.61
€29.05
|
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.38
€79.40
|
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.33
€88.54
|
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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