Cost of living comparison
Chile is 4.2 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Chile instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 99.4% more for groceries
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
|
pay 34.9% more for clothing
Libya
|
Chile
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
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