Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 90.5% more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 6.6% more for restaurants
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
$2.31
TND7.280
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
$3.46
TND10.890
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
$0.54
TND1.690
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
$0.25
TND0.780
|
|
pay 4.0% less for groceries
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
$0.18
TND0.570
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
$4.31
TND13.540
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
$1.72
TND5.400
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
$1.09
TND3.440
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
$1.86
TND5.860
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
$0.83
TND2.610
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
$0.33
TND1.040
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
$0.25
TND0.790
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.24
TND0.750
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
$0.22
TND0.690
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
$2.72
TND8.560
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
$10.84
TND34.090
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
$27,518.48
TND86,518.120
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
$2.62
TND8.240
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
$19.59
TND61.590
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
$167.41
TND526.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
$128.64
TND404.440
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
$29.75
TND93.530
|
|
pay 68.5% more for childcare
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
$61.08
TND192.050
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
$2,342.76
TND7,365.640
|
|
pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
$1.22
TND3.830
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
$0.77
TND2.440
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
$2.74
TND8.610
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
$25.01
TND78.620
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
$4.59
TND14.420
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
$37.90
TND119.170
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
$43.96
TND138.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
$88.95
TND279.670
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
$57.48
TND180.710
|
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