Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 4.6 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$8.56
€8.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$1.93
€1.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$1.38
€1.29
|
|
pay 74.1% more for groceries
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$3.88
€3.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$4.85
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$2.75
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$2.92
€2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.69
€0.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.57
€0.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.39
€0.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
pay 13.1 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$31.61
€29.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$23,324.04
€21,787.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$8.13
€7.59
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$27.13
€25.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$508.64
€475.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$362.93
€339.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$84.67
€79.09
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$242.86
€226.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$9,565.21
€8,934.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$2.55
€2.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$4.01
€3.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$34.67
€32.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
pay 78.5% more for clothing
Libya
|
Montenegro
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$56.33
€52.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$31.75
€29.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$86.76
€81.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$122.16
€114.11
|
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