Cost of living comparison
Libya is 77.9% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Libya instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 87.3% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.51
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.76
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.55
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.20
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 71.0% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€10.01
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.94
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€4.01
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.20
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.24
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.75
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.30
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.72
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.69
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,540.05
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€17.05
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 87.9% less for housing
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€100.30
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,435.55
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,095.76
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€211.67
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 96.5% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,286.41
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,972.54
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 82.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.13
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.30
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€564.85
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 65.3% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€133.08
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.46
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€139.80
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€449.83
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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