Cost of living comparison
Libya is 59.9% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Libya instead of Spain, you would:
pay 72.2% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 55.4% less for transportation
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 83.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 37.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
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