Cost of living comparison
Libya is 61.3% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Libya instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 68.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 41.3% less for groceries
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 59.4% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 68.4% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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