Cost of living comparison
Libya is 66.7% cheaper than Mississippi.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mississippi, you would:
pay 73.3% less for restaurants
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.29
|
$4.29
LYD20.460
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$4.12
LYD19.640
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
|
$0.46
LYD2.220
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.16
LYD0.780
|
|
pay 63.2% less for groceries
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.93
|
$0.32
LYD1.510
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.44
|
$2.58
LYD12.340
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$3.67
LYD17.530
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
|
$1.32
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.70
|
$1.40
LYD6.700
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.72
LYD3.430
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.52
LYD2.500
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.35
LYD1.670
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.24
LYD1.170
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.27
LYD1.300
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
pay 55.7% less for transportation
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.86
|
$0.12
LYD0.590
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.00
|
$21.71
LYD103.610
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,721.76
|
$16,462.81
LYD78,577.420
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.83
|
$9.53
LYD45.470
|
|
pay 76.3% less for housing
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.27
|
$24.38
LYD116.370
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,083.04
|
$214.03
LYD1,021.580
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$973.61
|
$116.31
LYD555.140
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.71
|
$30.93
LYD147.640
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,753.67
|
$65.74
LYD313.760
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,930.57
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,565.900
|
|
pay 63.2% less for entertainment and sports
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.57
|
$0.63
LYD3.030
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
|
$0.58
LYD2.780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
|
$2.45
LYD11.720
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
|
$31.90
LYD152.240
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.71
|
$4.46
LYD21.280
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
Mississippi
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.85
|
$29.81
LYD142.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.71
|
$27.85
LYD132.940
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.14
|
$43.99
LYD209.990
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.52
|
$57.86
LYD276.160
|
|
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