Cost of living comparison
Libya is 20.8% cheaper than Indonesia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 8.8% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
Rp28,509
|
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
Rp56,577
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
Rp10,245
|
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
Rp6,091
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Rp19,156
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
Rp59,581
|
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
Rp82,276
|
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
Rp25,255
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
Rp24,039
|
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
Rp18,962
|
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
Rp9,265
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rp11,982
|
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
Rp7,774
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
Rp8,690
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
Rp14,855
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
Rp49,826
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
Rp191,571
|
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
Rp424,895,399
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
Rp67,117
|
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
Rp541,801
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
Rp3,988,814
|
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
Rp2,627,425
|
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
Rp679,469
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
Rp1,719,753
|
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
Rp109,318,609
|
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
|
pay 17.3% less for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
Rp43,632
|
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
Rp28,607
|
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
Rp34,405
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
Rp455,243
|
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
Rp54,038
|
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
|
pay 18.0% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
Rp662,465
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
Rp489,190
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
Rp1,080,021
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
Rp1,007,131
|
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
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