Cost of living comparison
Libya is 15.7% cheaper than Guinea.
If you lived in Libya instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 60.6% less for restaurants
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
|
pay 59.0% less for housing
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
|
pay 88.9% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
|
pay 6.9% less for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
|
pay 11.6% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
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