Cost of living comparison
Libya is 3.3% cheaper than Tunisia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 5.7% less for restaurants
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
TND9.340
|
$4.29
LYD20.460
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.22
TND12.820
|
$4.12
LYD19.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TND1.800
|
$0.46
LYD2.220
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TND0.800
|
$0.16
LYD0.780
|
|
pay 3.6% more for groceries
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.15
TND0.470
|
$0.32
LYD1.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.68
TND14.200
|
$2.58
LYD12.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.76
TND5.340
|
$3.67
LYD17.530
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
TND4.300
|
$1.32
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.34
TND7.120
|
$1.40
LYD6.700
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
TND2.230
|
$0.72
LYD3.430
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
TND3.720
|
$0.52
LYD2.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
TND1.370
|
$0.35
LYD1.670
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.920
|
$0.24
LYD1.170
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.820
|
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.710
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
pay 50.5% more for transportation
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.04
TND9.240
|
$0.12
LYD0.590
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.72
TND29.520
|
$21.71
LYD103.610
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,826.68
TND105,750.370
|
$16,462.81
LYD78,577.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.91
TND8.830
|
$9.53
LYD45.470
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.81
TND54.080
|
$24.38
LYD116.370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.82
TND634.090
|
$214.03
LYD1,021.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.16
TND443.820
|
$116.31
LYD555.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.32
TND101.170
|
$30.93
LYD147.640
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.13
TND246.340
|
$65.74
LYD313.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,010.30
TND6,104.210
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,565.900
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
TND3.720
|
$0.63
LYD3.030
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.75
TND2.280
|
$0.58
LYD2.780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.24
TND9.850
|
$2.45
LYD11.720
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.72
TND81.140
|
$31.90
LYD152.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
TND12.700
|
$4.46
LYD21.280
|
|
pay 29.9% less for clothing
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.81
TND108.740
|
$29.81
LYD142.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.84
TND154.380
|
$27.85
LYD132.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
TND254.620
|
$43.99
LYD209.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.57
TND196.060
|
$57.86
LYD276.160
|
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