Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 4.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.68
LYD9.260
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.15
LYD7.130
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
LYD1.160
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
LYD0.470
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
|
pay 18.7% more for groceries
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
LYD1.010
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
LYD7.750
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.18
LYD9.950
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
LYD3.680
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
LYD4.520
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD1.950
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
LYD1.350
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD0.990
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LYD0.800
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
LYD0.770
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
LYD0.700
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.34
LYD0.470
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.19
LYD29.360
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,274.29
LYD21,162.560
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.40
LYD15.790
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.16
LYD72.260
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.97
LYD472.410
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$198.03
LYD274.370
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
LYD39.830
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.72
LYD106.300
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,196.22
LYD4,428.370
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.40
LYD1.950
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.27
LYD1.760
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
LYD8.050
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
LYD51.190
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
LYD12.870
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
|
Libya
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.97
LYD90.010
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.94
LYD84.430
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.90
LYD110.700
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$149.39
LYD206.970
|
$86.00
£66.45
|
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