Cost of living comparison
Libya is 50.8% more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Libya instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 39.6% more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£125.73
|
$3.94
LYD18.900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£152.85
|
$3.22
LYD15.430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.66
|
$0.49
LYD2.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.57
|
$0.17
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 91.3% more for groceries
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£18.76
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£57.38
|
$2.83
LYD13.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£112.94
|
$3.47
LYD16.610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£52.34
|
$1.31
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£74.03
|
$1.46
LYD7.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£18.87
|
$0.73
LYD3.520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.26
|
$0.49
LYD2.360
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.45
|
$0.37
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.89
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.57
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.69
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£47.59
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£372.68
|
$21.37
LYD102.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£742,227.68
|
$17,497.81
LYD83,861.290
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£86.26
|
$7.82
LYD37.460
|
|
pay 88.5% more for housing
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£513.45
|
$32.87
LYD157.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,103.43
|
$163.31
LYD782.710
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,320.04
|
$92.59
LYD443.770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£786.02
|
$29.37
LYD140.770
|
|
pay 19.4% less for childcare
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,725.63
|
$59.72
LYD286.230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£79,438.32
|
$998.54
LYD4,785.680
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£67.64
|
$0.82
LYD3.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£48.15
|
$0.59
LYD2.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£73.38
|
$2.52
LYD12.080
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£709.63
|
$19.79
LYD94.830
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£146.22
|
$5.42
LYD26.000
|
|
pay 36.4% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£805.29
|
$27.92
LYD133.840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,310.08
|
$30.65
LYD146.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£2,977.46
|
$42.32
LYD202.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,351.71
|
$60.04
LYD287.740
|
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