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Libya vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 7.3% cheaper than Equatorial Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 50.1% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Libya
Housing: pay 13.1% more in Libya
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.8% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 38.4% less in Libya

The cost of childcare and housing in Libya are more expensive than in Equatorial Guinea. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Libya. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Libya.

Libya vs. Equatorial Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$3.46 LYD22.060
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.90 FCFA5,094	$3.94 LYD25.110	-55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA509	$0.44 LYD2.820	-50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA509	$0.11 LYD0.730	-87.2%
Average			-64.5%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 50.1% less for groceries

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	??	$0.26 LYD1.640
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.36 FCFA1,922	$2.74 LYD17.470	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.78 FCFA6,171	$3.35 LYD21.360	-69.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 FCFA2,445	$1.59 LYD10.130	-62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 FCFA1,770	$1.55 LYD9.880	-49.9%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$0.80 LYD5.100
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.66 LYD4.210
Oranges (1 lb)	??	$0.48 LYD3.040
Tomatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.25 LYD1.590
Potatoes (1 lb)	??	$0.30 LYD1.900
Onions (1 lb)	??	$0.26 LYD1.650
Average			-50.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	??	$0.11 LYD0.670
Monthly public transit pass	$26.33 FCFA15,066	$31.94 LYD203.820	+21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,972.23 FCFA19M	$14,814.63 LYD94,523.250	-55.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.01 FCFA4,585	$8.58 LYD54.740	+7.1%
Average			-8.9%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of transportation

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pay 13.1% more for housing

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.81 FCFA10,189	$31.27 LYD199.530	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$267.09 FCFA153K	$208.68 LYD1,331.470	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$124.64 FCFA71,321	$106.58 LYD680.040	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$13.39 LYD85.420
Average			+13.1%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$49.00 LYD312.620
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$356.12 FCFA204K	$880.34 LYD5,616.920	+147.2%
Average			+147.2%

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pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$0.65 LYD4.140
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.34 FCFA3,057	$0.49 LYD3.140	-90.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.51 FCFA2,580	$2.22 LYD14.180	-50.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.61 FCFA20,378	$24.03 LYD153.310	-32.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.38 FCFA3,076	$4.02 LYD25.650	-25.2%
Average			-49.8%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 38.4% less for clothing

	Equatorial Guinea	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.71 FCFA15,283	$27.67 LYD176.570	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$133.54 FCFA76,416	$28.21 LYD180.000	-78.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$44.69 LYD285.150
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.03 FCFA50,944	$53.64 LYD342.220	-39.8%
Average			-38.4%

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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