Cost of living comparison
Germany is 6.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Germany instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 18.3 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 8.7 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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