Cost of living comparison
Poland is 4.7 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Poland instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.900
|
$8.74
PLN35.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD20.070
|
$7.35
PLN29.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.260
|
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.800
|
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.540
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.600
|
$4.22
PLN16.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.910
|
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.430
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.840
|
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.510
|
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.550
|
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.700
|
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.340
|
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$6.32
PLN25.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.830
|
$29.45
PLN118.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD80,261.380
|
$30,312.40
PLN122,004.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.450
|
$7.94
PLN31.97
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.860
|
$14.69
PLN59.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,043.470
|
$591.18
PLN2,379.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD567.030
|
$480.23
PLN1,932.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD150.800
|
$189.71
PLN763.56
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD320.490
|
$301.71
PLN1,214.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,685.180
|
$6,191.48
PLN24,920.06
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.090
|
$3.18
PLN12.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.840
|
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.970
|
$4.63
PLN18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD155.500
|
$31.65
PLN127.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.740
|
$6.64
PLN26.72
|
|
pay 83.3% more for clothing
Libya
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD145.350
|
$76.35
PLN307.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.790
|
$37.00
PLN148.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD214.490
|
$81.47
PLN327.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD282.070
|
$91.91
PLN369.94
|
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