Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 9.9 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Libya, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for housing
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 25.7 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Libya
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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