Cost of living comparison
Greece is 4.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Greece instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.52
LYD6.260
|
$11.58
€10.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.57
LYD4.940
|
$7.08
€6.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LYD0.710
|
$1.87
€1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
LYD0.330
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
pay 66.0% more for groceries
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
LYD0.660
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.98
LYD6.900
|
$4.56
€4.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
LYD5.180
|
$5.03
€4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
LYD2.170
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
LYD2.190
|
$3.34
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
LYD1.110
|
$0.79
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD0.720
|
$0.80
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.39
LYD0.540
|
$0.58
€0.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD0.360
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LYD0.440
|
$0.46
€0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD0.410
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
pay 11.4 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.21
LYD0.290
|
$8.41
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.84
LYD17.790
|
$36.15
€31.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,318.25
LYD18,452.470
|
$19,836.21
€17,394.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.30
LYD14.270
|
$12.35
€10.83
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.70
LYD67.480
|
$33.91
€29.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.26
LYD288.550
|
$377.49
€331.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.70
LYD178.310
|
$296.91
€260.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.64
LYD14.740
|
$138.63
€121.56
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$71.89
LYD99.600
|
$323.64
€283.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,533.31
LYD2,124.400
|
$6,014.67
€5,274.27
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
LYD1.320
|
$3.93
€3.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.67
LYD0.920
|
$3.06
€2.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
LYD3.620
|
$4.73
€4.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.61
LYD32.720
|
$41.50
€36.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.66
LYD5.070
|
$8.16
€7.16
|
|
pay 36.0% more for clothing
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.74
LYD52.290
|
$70.87
€62.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.39
LYD47.650
|
$32.81
€28.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.45
LYD80.980
|
$73.51
€64.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
LYD96.590
|
$94.08
€82.50
|
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