Cost of living comparison
Libya is 37.7% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Libya instead of Poland, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$3.94
LYD19.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$3.22
LYD15.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$2.83
LYD13.810
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$3.47
LYD16.910
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$1.31
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$1.46
LYD7.120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 24.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$21.37
LYD104.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,351.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$7.82
LYD38.130
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$32.87
LYD160.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$163.31
LYD796.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$92.59
LYD451.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$29.37
LYD143.270
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$59.72
LYD291.320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$998.54
LYD4,870.710
|
|
pay 42.3% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$0.82
LYD4.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$0.59
LYD2.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$2.52
LYD12.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$19.79
LYD96.510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$5.42
LYD26.460
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Poland
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$27.92
LYD136.210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$30.65
LYD149.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$42.32
LYD206.430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$60.04
LYD292.850
|
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