Cost of living comparison
Libya is 10.3% cheaper than Moldova.
If you lived in Libya instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 24.3% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$21.37
LYD103.810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,987.300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$32.87
LYD159.650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$163.31
LYD793.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$92.59
LYD449.720
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$29.37
LYD142.660
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$59.72
LYD290.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$998.54
LYD4,849.940
|
|
pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$0.82
LYD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$19.79
LYD96.100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$27.92
LYD135.630
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$30.65
LYD148.890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$42.32
LYD205.550
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$60.04
LYD291.600
|
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