Cost of living comparison
Libya is 63.6% cheaper than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Libya instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 75.7% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.39
£13.92
|
$3.94
LYD19.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
$3.22
LYD15.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
£1.37
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
£1.46
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
£1.38
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.16
£3.33
|
$2.83
LYD13.810
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
£3.17
|
$3.47
LYD16.910
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
£2.07
|
$1.31
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
£3.05
|
$1.46
LYD7.120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
£1.79
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
£0.72
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.62
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
£0.65
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
£4.19
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.42
£9.95
|
$21.37
LYD104.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,381.44
£26,730.83
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,351.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.72
£19.79
|
$7.82
LYD38.130
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.65
£41.36
|
$32.87
LYD160.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,771.10
£1,418.24
|
$163.31
LYD796.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,551.15
£1,242.11
|
$92.59
LYD451.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.77
£67.88
|
$29.37
LYD143.270
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$897.07
£718.35
|
$59.72
LYD291.320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,592.94
£9,283.26
|
$998.54
LYD4,870.710
|
|
pay 63.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.04
£3.23
|
$0.82
LYD4.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.86
£2.29
|
$0.59
LYD2.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.22
£3.38
|
$2.52
LYD12.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.59
£54.12
|
$19.79
LYD96.510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
£8.45
|
$5.42
LYD26.460
|
|
pay 51.0% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Libya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.27
£97.91
|
$27.92
LYD136.210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.76
£32.64
|
$30.65
LYD149.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.94
£100.85
|
$42.32
LYD206.430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.16
£74.60
|
$60.04
LYD292.850
|
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