Cost of living comparison
Libya is 68.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Libya instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.22
|
$4.29
LYD20.720
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.05
|
$4.12
LYD19.900
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.68
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.33
|
$2.58
LYD12.490
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.53
|
$3.67
LYD17.750
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.88
|
$1.40
LYD6.780
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 67.5% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.68
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.49
|
$21.71
LYD104.930
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,339.77
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,580.740
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.37
|
$9.53
LYD46.050
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.59
|
$24.38
LYD117.850
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£963.68
|
$214.03
LYD1,034.620
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£767.14
|
$116.31
LYD562.230
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£184.53
|
$30.93
LYD149.520
|
|
pay 94.5% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,122.87
|
$65.74
LYD317.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,196.65
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,636.970
|
|
pay 70.2% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.26
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.09
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.87
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.49
|
$31.90
LYD154.180
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.13
|
$4.46
LYD21.550
|
|
pay 45.3% less for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Libya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.30
|
$29.81
LYD144.120
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.20
|
$27.85
LYD134.640
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.24
|
$43.99
LYD212.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.51
|
$57.86
LYD279.680
|
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