Cost of living comparison
Libya is 33.2% cheaper than Serbia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 51.8% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD581
|
$3.94
LYD19.240
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD578
|
$3.22
LYD15.700
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD138
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD97
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 10.1% less for groceries
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD305
|
$2.83
LYD13.810
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD429
|
$3.47
LYD16.910
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD215
|
$1.31
LYD6.410
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD286
|
$1.46
LYD7.120
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD69
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 27.6% less for transportation
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD646
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,143
|
$21.37
LYD104.250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,065,788
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,351.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD713
|
$7.82
LYD38.130
|
|
pay 20.6% less for housing
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,164
|
$32.87
LYD160.340
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,627
|
$163.31
LYD796.610
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,256
|
$92.59
LYD451.650
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,311
|
$29.37
LYD143.270
|
|
pay 71.5% less for childcare
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,500
|
$59.72
LYD291.320
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD746,539
|
$998.54
LYD4,870.710
|
|
pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD200
|
$0.82
LYD4.020
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD142
|
$0.59
LYD2.860
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD376
|
$2.52
LYD12.290
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,415
|
$19.79
LYD96.510
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD495
|
$5.42
LYD26.460
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,600
|
$27.92
LYD136.210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,894
|
$30.65
LYD149.530
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,416
|
$42.32
LYD206.430
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,950
|
$60.04
LYD292.850
|
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