Cost of living comparison
Austria is 6.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Austria instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.900
|
$15.33
€14.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD20.070
|
$10.30
€9.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.800
|
$2.26
€2.11
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.600
|
$8.22
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.910
|
$5.57
€5.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.430
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.840
|
$5.79
€5.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.550
|
$0.95
€0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$1.84
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.340
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$6.51
€6.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.830
|
$49.62
€46.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD80,261.380
|
$26,063.58
€24,312.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.450
|
$19.69
€18.37
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.860
|
$36.32
€33.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,043.470
|
$871.49
€812.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD567.030
|
$685.35
€639.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.800
|
$267.95
€249.95
|
|
pay 9.7 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD320.490
|
$469.56
€438.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,685.180
|
$14,286.41
€13,326.67
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.090
|
$4.59
€4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.970
|
$6.46
€6.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD155.500
|
$44.34
€41.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.740
|
$12.69
€11.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD145.350
|
$85.15
€79.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.790
|
$46.34
€43.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD214.490
|
$89.08
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD282.070
|
$125.31
€116.90
|
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