Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 4.4 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.6 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$12.50
$2,413.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.50
$289.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$2.67
$514.93
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$1.36
$263.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
$10.00
$1,931.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$6.37
$1,230.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
$5.33
$1,029.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$4.48
$864.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.91
$175.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$1.25
$241.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.81
$350.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$2.36
$455.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$1.04
$201.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$1.82
$350.96
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$3.94
$760.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
$5,069.87
$978,992.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
$13.44
$2,595.64
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
$49.87
$9,630.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
$680.33
$131,372.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
$158.33
$30,574.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
$209.64
$40,481.72
|
|
pay 72.3% more for childcare
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
$132.44
$25,574.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
$1,227.33
$236,997.84
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$2.50
$482.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$3.67
$708.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$6.87
$1,327.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
$66.50
$12,841.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
$9.87
$1,906.84
|
|
pay 24.5% less for clothing
Libya
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
$11.22
$2,165.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
$26.58
$5,133.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
$48.33
$9,333.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
$36.50
$7,048.12
|
|
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