Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 14.8 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Libya, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 72.7 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
?? | |
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
?? |
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
?? | |
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Libya
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
?? | |
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