Cost of living comparison
Libya is 40.8% cheaper than Burma.
If you lived in Libya instead of Burma, you would:
pay 19.6% less for restaurants
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.92
K6,108
|
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
K12,570
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
K1,217
|
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
K709
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 37.8% less for groceries
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
K2,877
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
K10,130
|
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
K11,458
|
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.61
K3,378
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
K5,614
|
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
K1,792
|
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
K712
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
K2,045
|
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
K1,502
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
K1,184
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
K1,520
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.73
K5,730
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.15
K35,923
|
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,500.00
K57,610,345
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.47
K19,842
|
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
|
pay 63.9% less for housing
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.23
K149,218
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.64
K1,262,474
|
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.96
K672,383
|
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.50
K145,591
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.50
K1,010,800
|
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,680.00
K24,468,685
|
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
K2,293
|
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.07
K4,327
|
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.43
K3,001
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.84
K72,995
|
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.92
K8,218
|
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
|
pay 38.8% less for clothing
Burma
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.27
K84,361
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.60
K99,727
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
K203,560
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.67
K185,764
|
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
|
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