Libya is 34.6% cheaper than Argentina.

If you lived in Libya instead of Argentina, you would:

pay 54.0% less for restaurants

 
Argentina
Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.95
$5,943.57
$3.94
LYD18.900
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.91
$4,200.73
$3.22
LYD15.430
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.18
$1,005.60
$0.49
LYD2.330

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pay 20.0% less for groceries

 
Argentina
Libya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.16
$990.18
$0.37
LYD1.780
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
$2,820.40
$2.83
LYD13.570
Milk (1 gallon) $3.02
$2,579.60
$3.47
LYD16.610

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

 
Argentina
Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.41
$2,913.32
$0.13
LYD0.610
Monthly public transit pass $19.26
$16,463.02
$21.37
LYD102.430
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,101.65
$20,600,885.06
$17,497.81
LYD83,861.290

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pay 13.4% less for housing

 
Argentina
Libya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$21.98
$18,784.00
$32.87
LYD157.540
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $237.02
$202,592.20
$163.31
LYD782.710
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $180.77
$154,513.84
$92.59
LYD443.770

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

 
Argentina
Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $116.37
$99,465.44
$59.72
LYD286.230
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,756.21
$4,065,368.35
$998.54
LYD4,785.680

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pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Argentina
Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.80
$1,538.41
$0.82
LYD3.950
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.63
$1,396.32
$0.59
LYD2.810
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.91
$1,633.49
$2.52
LYD12.080

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

 
Argentina
Libya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$59.01
$50,441.40
$27.92
LYD133.840
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.10
$42,823.04
$30.65
LYD146.920
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$112.10
$95,814.73
$42.32
LYD202.830

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