Libya vs. Guam Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 90.9% cheaper than Guam overall.

Restaurants
pay 83.1% less in Libya
Groceries
pay 83.2% less in Libya
Transportation
pay 98.3% less in Libya
Housing
pay 90.1% less in Libya
Childcare
pay 90.7% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports
pay 85.5% less in Libya

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

Libya vs. Guam Cost Breakdown

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

pay 83.1% less for restaurants

 
Guam
Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.00
 
$2.98
LYD19.130
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$15.00
 
$2.54
LYD16.300
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.00
 
$0.44
LYD2.830

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pay 83.2% less for groceries

 
Guam
Libya
Bread
1 loaf
$6.75
 
$0.20
LYD1.250
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.61
LYD16.750
Milk (1 gallon) $12.82
 
$3.28
LYD21.060

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pay 98.3% less for transportation

 
Guam
Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.30
 
$0.09
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass ?? $38.91
LYD249.520
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,715.60
LYD126K

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pay 90.1% less for housing

 
Guam
Libya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$86.25
 
$24.23
LYD155.390
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,850.00
 
$229.15
LYD1,469.380
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,000.00
 
$111.20
LYD713.060

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pay 90.7% less for childcare

 
Guam
Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $560.00
 
$52.03
LYD333.610
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $907.96
LYD5,822.050

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pay 85.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Guam
Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
 
$1.12
LYD7.150
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.50
 
$0.53
LYD3.390
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.25
 
$1.92
LYD12.310

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Guam
Libya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.16
LYD186.970
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $23.17
LYD148.600
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $51.06
LYD327.420

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