Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 4.0 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
$6.34
$374.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
$7.81
$461.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
$1.11
$65.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.74
$43.81
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$1.69
$99.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
$4.02
$237.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
$4.63
$273.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
$1.76
$103.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
$2.46
$144.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
$1.09
$64.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
$0.39
$23.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
$1.02
$60.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$0.63
$37.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.52
$30.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.94
$55.56
|
|
pay 11.3 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$4.87
$287.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
$46.42
$2,740.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
$27,862.63
$1,644,737.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
$23.60
$1,393.35
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
$48.94
$2,888.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
$578.74
$34,162.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
$346.71
$20,466.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
$47.82
$2,822.84
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
$282.63
$16,683.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
$5,435.46
$320,856.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
$2.86
$169.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
$2.11
$124.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
$4.82
$284.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
$32.32
$1,907.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
$6.19
$365.64
|
|
pay 63.0% more for clothing
Libya
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
$46.16
$2,724.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
$47.40
$2,798.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
$80.59
$4,757.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
$85.04
$5,019.65
|
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