Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 32.1% more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Libya, you would:
pay 8.9% less for restaurants
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.640
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.820
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.240
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 6.1% less for groceries
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.440
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.680
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.360
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.760
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.460
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.520
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.680
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.590
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD104.520
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,268.410
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD45.870
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD117.390
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,030.560
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD560.020
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD148.930
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 59.9% more for childcare
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD316.520
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,614.850
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.060
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.810
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.820
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD153.580
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.470
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Libya
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD143.560
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD134.110
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD211.830
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD278.580
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
|
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