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Libya vs. Burundi Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 37.4% cheaper than Burundi overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 15.7% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 55.6% less in Libya
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 72.7% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Libya

Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libya.

Libya vs. Burundi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.5% less for restaurants

	Burundi	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 BIF8,002	$3.46 LYD22.090	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.85 BIF11,366	$3.94 LYD25.150	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 BIF5,023	$0.44 LYD2.820	-74.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 BIF3,270	$0.11 LYD0.730	-89.7%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 15.7% less for groceries

	Burundi	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 BIF4,030	$0.26 LYD1.640	-81.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.15 BIF15,218	$2.74 LYD17.500	-46.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.10 BIF9,151	$3.35 LYD21.400	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.40 BIF10,038	$1.59 LYD10.140	-53.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.47 BIF13,221	$1.55 LYD9.900	-65.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.66 BIF7,863	$0.80 LYD5.110	-70.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF650	$0.66 LYD4.210	+199.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 BIF2,315	$0.48 LYD3.040	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 BIF1,786	$0.25 LYD1.590	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 BIF650	$0.30 LYD1.910	+35.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 BIF780	$0.26 LYD1.650	-2.1%
Average			-15.7%

Burundi vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 55.6% less for transportation

	Burundi	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 BIF15,137	$0.11 LYD0.670	-97.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 BIF88,648	$31.94 LYD204.150	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$14,814.63 LYD94,678.660
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.83 BIF103K	$8.58 LYD54.830	-75.4%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Burundi	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.81 BIF203K	$31.27 LYD199.860	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$483.63 BIF1M	$208.68 LYD1,333.660	-56.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.14 BIF328K	$106.58 LYD681.160	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$13.39 LYD85.560
Average			-38.5%

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pay 72.7% less for childcare

	Burundi	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$105.93 BIF313K	$49.00 LYD313.130	-53.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,592.87 BIF31M	$880.34 LYD5,626.150	-91.7%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Burundi	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.37 BIF7,011	$0.65 LYD4.140	-72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 BIF10,137	$0.49 LYD3.150	-85.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.43 BIF7,166	$2.22 LYD14.200	-8.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.12 BIF80,131	$24.03 LYD153.560	-11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.69 BIF5,008	$4.02 LYD25.690	+137.2%
Average			-8.2%

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Burundi	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$27.67 LYD176.860
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$28.21 LYD180.300
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.69 LYD285.610
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$53.64 LYD342.780

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