Cost of living comparison
Greece is 5.5 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Greece instead of Libya, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
$12.71
€11.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.630
|
$8.10
€7.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.360
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
$4.97
€4.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 18.5 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.790
|
$40.24
€37.74
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,968.540
|
$22,158.38
€20,779.02
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.960
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD159.620
|
$34.83
€32.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD793.040
|
$429.23
€402.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD449.630
|
$358.56
€336.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.630
|
$172.07
€161.35
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.010
|
$341.10
€319.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,848.870
|
$6,725.16
€6,306.52
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.000
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.840
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.080
|
$45.22
€42.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.340
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 85.4% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.600
|
$76.36
€71.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD148.860
|
$36.41
€34.15
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD205.510
|
$77.82
€72.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD291.540
|
$99.20
€93.02
|
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