Cost of living comparison
Mali is 6.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Mali instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.150
|
$8.00
F CFA4,873
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.640
|
$4.83
F CFA2,944
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.89
F CFA542
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.57
F CFA348
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.800
|
$0.87
F CFA528
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.750
|
$7.81
F CFA4,760
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.830
|
$8.20
F CFA4,996
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.380
|
$1.90
F CFA1,155
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.090
|
$3.43
F CFA2,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.570
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.390
|
$0.48
F CFA290
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$1.07
F CFA650
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.260
|
$1.27
F CFA774
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.46
F CFA281
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.450
|
$0.61
F CFA369
|
|
pay 20.7 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$4.89
F CFA2,978
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.820
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,991.930
|
$50,000.00
F CFA30,457,723
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.970
|
?? | |
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD159.660
|
$35.94
F CFA21,894
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD793.260
|
$1,000.00
F CFA609,154
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD449.750
|
$538.39
F CFA327,963
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.670
|
$204.36
F CFA124,488
|
|
pay 12.0 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.090
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,850.210
|
$12,000.00
F CFA7,309,854
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$2.00
F CFA1,218
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$2.01
F CFA1,227
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.240
|
$1.50
F CFA914
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.110
|
$69.94
F CFA42,606
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.350
|
$6.00
F CFA3,655
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Libya
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.640
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD148.900
|
$25.00
F CFA15,229
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD205.560
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD291.620
|
$125.00
F CFA76,144
|
|
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