Cost of living comparison
Libya is 19.6% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Libya instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 49.7% less for restaurants
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
|
pay 58.8% less for housing
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
|
pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Sierra Leone
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
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