Cost of living comparison
Libya is 57.6% cheaper than Bahrain.
If you lived in Libya instead of Bahrain, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.71
BHD2.530
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
BHD2.320
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BHD0.280
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
BHD0.130
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
BHD0.370
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.66
BHD1.380
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
BHD1.930
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
BHD0.830
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
BHD1.140
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
BHD0.400
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
BHD0.330
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
BHD0.220
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
BHD0.180
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BHD0.140
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
BHD0.120
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.71
BHD0.650
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.43
BHD13.730
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,528.65
BHD10,000.190
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$40.50
BHD15.270
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 65.5% less for housing
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
BHD15.310
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.13
BHD332.150
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.70
BHD247.170
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.33
BHD45.360
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 82.6% less for childcare
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$314.55
BHD118.570
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,317.92
BHD2,381.590
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.48
BHD2.820
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.09
BHD1.540
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.42
BHD2.040
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.41
BHD50.670
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
BHD3.710
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 41.4% less for clothing
Bahrain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.56
BHD16.040
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.01
BHD21.870
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.65
BHD39.830
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.21
BHD29.860
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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