Cost of living comparison
Italy is 5.8 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Italy instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.900
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD20.070
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.800
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.600
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.910
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.430
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.840
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.550
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.340
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 16.2 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.830
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD80,261.380
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.450
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.860
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,043.470
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD567.030
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.800
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD320.490
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,685.180
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.090
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.970
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD155.500
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.740
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 92.6% more for clothing
Libya
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD145.350
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.790
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD214.490
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD282.070
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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