Cost of living comparison
Libya is 55.5% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Libya instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 52.3% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$21.37
LYD103.810
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,987.300
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 60.9% less for housing
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$32.87
LYD159.650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$163.31
LYD793.210
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$92.59
LYD449.720
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$29.37
LYD142.660
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$59.72
LYD290.080
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$998.54
LYD4,849.940
|
|
pay 50.4% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$0.82
LYD4.000
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$19.79
LYD96.100
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$27.92
LYD135.630
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$30.65
LYD148.890
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$42.32
LYD205.550
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$60.04
LYD291.600
|
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