Cost of living comparison
Libya is 5.3% more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Libya instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 40.7% less for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 34.1% less for transportation
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 86.0% more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 98.9% more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 15.1% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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