Cost of living comparison
Libya is 30.6% cheaper than Albania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Albania, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 23.0% less for transportation
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 29.9% less for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 25.0% less for clothing
Albania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
|
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