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Albania vs. Libya Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 5.6 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.1 times more in Albania
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Albania
Transportation: pay 21.2 times more in Albania
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Albania
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Albania
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Albania

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Albania are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Albania.

Albania vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.1 times more for restaurants

	Libya	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.46 LYD22.060	$9.59 ALL802	+177.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.94 LYD25.110	$8.67 ALL725	+120.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 LYD2.820	$1.77 ALL148	+300.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.11 LYD0.730	$0.83 ALL70	+632.7%
Average			+307.7%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Libya	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.26 LYD1.640	$1.03 ALL86	+299.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.74 LYD17.470	$5.40 ALL452	+97.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.35 LYD21.360	$7.89 ALL660	+135.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.59 LYD10.130	$3.20 ALL268	+101.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 LYD9.880	$3.26 ALL273	+110.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.80 LYD5.100	$0.65 ALL54	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 LYD4.210	$1.13 ALL95	+71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 LYD3.040	$0.74 ALL62	+55.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.590	$0.66 ALL55	+165.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.900	$0.51 ALL43	+70.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 LYD1.650	$0.53 ALL44	+103.6%
Average			+108.4%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.2 times more for transportation

	Libya	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.11 LYD0.670	$8.27 ALL692	+7760.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.94 LYD203.820	$19.40 ALL1,623	-39.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,814.63 LYD94,523.250	$31,384.43 ALL3M	+111.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.58 LYD54.740	$30.95 ALL2,590	+260.7%
Average			+2023.5%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Libya	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.27 LYD199.530	$16.59 ALL1,389	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.68 LYD1,331.470	$521.48 ALL43,648	+149.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$106.58 LYD680.040	$357.61 ALL29,932	+235.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.39 LYD85.420	$61.56 ALL5,153	+359.8%
Average			+174.6%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Libya	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.00 LYD312.620	$175.46 ALL14,686	+258.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$880.34 LYD5,616.920	$3,951.26 ALL331K	+348.8%
Average			+303.5%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Libya	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 LYD4.140	$2.46 ALL206	+279.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.49 LYD3.140	$1.95 ALL163	+295.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.22 LYD14.180	$4.30 ALL360	+93.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.03 LYD153.310	$52.57 ALL4,400	+118.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.02 LYD25.650	$7.66 ALL641	+90.5%
Average			+175.4%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Libya	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.67 LYD176.570	$54.19 ALL4,536	+95.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.21 LYD180.000	$39.78 ALL3,330	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.69 LYD285.150	$94.48 ALL7,908	+111.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.64 LYD342.220	$139.08 ALL11,641	+159.3%
Average			+101.9%

Libya vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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