Libya vs. Heard Island and McDonald Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.98
LYD19.090
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $2.54
LYD16.270
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.44
LYD2.820

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.20
LYD1.250
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.61
LYD16.720
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.28
LYD21.020

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $0.09
LYD0.570
Monthly public transit pass ?? $38.91
LYD249.030
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $19,715.60
LYD126K

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $24.23
LYD155.090
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $229.15
LYD1,466.510
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $111.20
LYD711.670

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $52.03
LYD332.960
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $907.96
LYD5,810.720

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.12
LYD7.140
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $0.53
LYD3.390
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.92
LYD12.290

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Libya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $29.16
LYD186.610
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $23.17
LYD148.310
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $51.06
LYD326.780

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