Cost of living comparison
Libya is 51.4% cheaper than Oman.
If you lived in Libya instead of Oman, you would:
pay 40.1% less for restaurants
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.07
OMR1.950
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
OMR3.360
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
OMR0.320
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
OMR0.120
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 43.7% less for groceries
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
OMR0.410
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
OMR1.260
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.47
OMR2.870
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
OMR0.950
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.42
OMR0.930
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
OMR0.410
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
OMR0.260
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
OMR0.340
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
OMR0.190
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
OMR0.180
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
OMR0.170
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.33
OMR0.900
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
OMR22.250
|
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,515.49
OMR8,280.370
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
OMR4.550
|
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.29
OMR29.740
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.19
OMR156.320
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.28
OMR107.870
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.32
OMR29.760
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.44
OMR74.450
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,403.00
OMR2,849.090
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.39
OMR4.000
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
OMR1.620
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.87
OMR2.260
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.45
OMR21.340
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
OMR3.720
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Oman
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.42
OMR15.550
|
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.69
OMR14.120
|
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.70
OMR29.520
|
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.28
OMR24.350
|
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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