Cost of living comparison
Libya is 62.5% cheaper than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
If you lived in Libya instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:
pay 70.0% less for restaurants
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 71.8% less for groceries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 68.2% less for transportation
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 60.3% less for childcare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 55.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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