Cost of living comparison
France is 6.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in France instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.640
|
$15.92
€14.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.820
|
$10.79
€9.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.240
|
$2.77
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.520
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.440
|
$9.16
€8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.680
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.360
|
$3.91
€3.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.760
|
$6.37
€5.86
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.460
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.520
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.680
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
pay 16.6 times more for transportation
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.590
|
$7.43
€6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD104.520
|
$51.68
€47.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,268.410
|
$31,564.23
€29,031.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD45.870
|
$18.46
€16.98
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD117.390
|
$30.98
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,030.560
|
$779.01
€716.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD560.020
|
$611.60
€562.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD148.930
|
$139.72
€128.51
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD316.520
|
$707.64
€650.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,614.850
|
$9,850.44
€9,059.94
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.060
|
$6.18
€5.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.810
|
$3.05
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.820
|
$11.75
€10.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD153.580
|
$34.96
€32.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.470
|
$11.84
€10.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Libya
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD143.560
|
$92.28
€84.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD134.110
|
$37.39
€34.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD211.830
|
$93.47
€85.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD278.580
|
$126.59
€116.43
|
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