Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Libya
  3. Greece
  4. Comparison
LYD
COMPARED TO
EUR

Libya is 48.9% cheaper than Greece.

If you lived in Greece instead of Libya, you would:
local_dining

pay 22.7% more for restaurants

  Libya help_outline Greece help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.12
LYD11.260
$12.07
€10.58
+48.5%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.89
LYD10.930
$6.99
€6.13
-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
LYD1.610
$1.74
€1.52
+49.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.27
LYD0.380
$0.60
€0.53
+121.0%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 22.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.49
LYD0.680
$1.06
€0.93
+115.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
LYD7.370
$4.65
€4.08
-12.5%
Milk (1 gallon) $8.67
LYD12.010
$5.08
€4.45
-41.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $3.83
LYD5.300
$3.29
€2.88
-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.09
LYD4.290
$3.41
€2.99
+10.1%
Apples (1 lb) $2.06
LYD2.850
$0.71
€0.63
-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.25
LYD1.730
$0.75
€0.65
-40.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.04
LYD1.430
$0.50
€0.44
-51.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.85
LYD1.180
$0.64
€0.56
-25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.68
LYD0.940
$0.43
€0.37
-37.0%
Onions (1 lb) $0.56
LYD0.770
$0.41
€0.36
-26.9%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 78.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.41
LYD0.560
$6.77
€5.93
+1562.6%
Monthly public transit pass $28.67
LYD39.730
$41.34
€36.25
+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $11,230.59
LYD15,560.000
$20,037.17
€17,570.61
+78.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $18.64
LYD25.820
$12.03
€10.55
-35.4%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 9.9% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.15
LYD66.710
$34.17
€29.97
-29.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $497.41
LYD689.160
$336.01
€294.65
-32.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $309.14
LYD428.310
$275.03
€241.18
-11.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $14.38
LYD19.920
$137.73
€120.77
+858.1%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.6 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $101.69
LYD140.890
$333.75
€292.66
+228.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,011.15
LYD2,786.450
$7,254.45
€6,361.43
+260.7%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.43
LYD1.990
$3.95
€3.47
+175.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.77
LYD2.450
$3.19
€2.80
+80.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.93
LYD9.600
$4.94
€4.33
-28.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $40.67
LYD56.350
$37.34
€32.74
-8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $7.17
LYD9.930
$8.62
€7.55
+20.2%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 23.7% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $75.35
LYD104.400
$82.60
€72.43
+9.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $103.94
LYD144.010
$33.45
€29.33
-67.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $86.34
LYD119.620
$79.78
€69.96
-7.6%
Men's business shoes (leather) $124.25
LYD172.150
$101.84
€89.30
-18.0%
Libya vs. Greece - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2020
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