Cost of living comparison
Libya is 6.9% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Libya instead of Syria, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$4.29
LYD20.820
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$4.12
LYD19.990
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$2.58
LYD12.550
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$3.67
LYD17.840
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$1.32
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$1.40
LYD6.820
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 3.4% more for transportation
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$21.71
LYD105.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,960.240
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$9.53
LYD46.270
|
|
pay 8.2% less for housing
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$24.38
LYD118.410
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$214.03
LYD1,039.550
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$116.31
LYD564.910
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$30.93
LYD150.230
|
|
pay 14.4% more for childcare
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$65.74
LYD319.290
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,663.850
|
|
pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$0.58
LYD2.830
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$2.45
LYD11.920
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$31.90
LYD154.920
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$4.46
LYD21.660
|
|
pay 19.8% more for clothing
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$29.81
LYD144.810
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$27.85
LYD135.280
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$43.99
LYD213.680
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$57.86
LYD281.020
|
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