Cost of living comparison
Libya is 70.2% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Libya instead of Norway, you would:
pay 81.7% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK195.66
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK125.60
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK32.24
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK29.11
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK29.10
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK60.30
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK78.13
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.98
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK61.23
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK14.09
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.92
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.93
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.26
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.13
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.18
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 69.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK83.35
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK768.55
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK357,136.02
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK235.00
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK555.07
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,517.07
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,311.33
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,732.84
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,481.07
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK54,063.84
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 73.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK96.28
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK44.22
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK145.65
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK451.74
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK142.81
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 50.7% less for clothing
Norway
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK863.72
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK470.51
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,095.05
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,400.07
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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