Cost of living comparison
Libya is 68.7% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Libya instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 80.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 48.8% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 71.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
|
pay 71.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
|
pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
|
pay 50.6% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
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