Cost of living comparison
Albania is 3.8 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Albania instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$5.36
ALL508
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$4.88
ALL463
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.31
ALL125
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.63
ALL60
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$3.07
ALL291
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$5.06
ALL480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$2.35
ALL222
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$2.33
ALL221
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.44
ALL41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.74
ALL70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.57
ALL54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.53
ALL51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.33
ALL31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.31
ALL30
|
|
pay 16.0 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$7.57
ALL717
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
$12.57
ALL1,192
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$17,366.08
ALL1,646,526
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$22.05
ALL2,091
|
|
pay 61.7% more for housing
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$16.93
ALL1,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$267.36
ALL25,349
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$193.27
ALL18,324
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$65.46
ALL6,206
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$115.94
ALL10,993
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$2,335.62
ALL221,446
|
|
pay 55.6% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.45
ALL138
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.30
ALL123
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$3.08
ALL292
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$32.37
ALL3,069
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$5.13
ALL486
|
|
pay 36.8% more for clothing
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$39.49
ALL3,744
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$32.13
ALL3,047
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$69.30
ALL6,571
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$82.40
ALL7,813
|
|
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