Cost of living comparison
Libya is 49.8% cheaper than Slovakia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 64.3% less for restaurants
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.06
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 39.9% less for groceries
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.09
|
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.10
|
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.43
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.21
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.70
|
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,070.31
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.71
|
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
|
pay 42.4% less for housing
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€493.49
|
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€403.98
|
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€144.49
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
|
pay 85.3% less for childcare
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€344.83
|
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,125.65
|
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€34.01
|
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.65
|
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
|
pay 31.7% less for clothing
Slovakia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€53.14
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.70
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€64.19
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.32
|
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
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