Cost of living comparison
Libya is 37.5% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Libya instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 48.8% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$3.94
LYD19.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$3.22
LYD15.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$2.83
LYD13.810
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$3.47
LYD16.910
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.31
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$1.46
LYD7.120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$21.37
LYD104.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,351.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$7.82
LYD38.130
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$32.87
LYD160.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$163.31
LYD796.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$92.59
LYD451.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$29.37
LYD143.270
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$59.72
LYD291.320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$998.54
LYD4,870.710
|
|
pay 24.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$0.82
LYD4.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$0.59
LYD2.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$2.52
LYD12.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$19.79
LYD96.510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$5.42
LYD26.460
|
|
pay 22.7% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$27.92
LYD136.210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$30.65
LYD149.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$42.32
LYD206.430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$60.04
LYD292.850
|
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