Cost of living comparison
Libya is 52.4% cheaper than Mali.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mali, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA468
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA388
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA301
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA766
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA365
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 97.8% less for transportation
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 55.3% less for housing
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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