Cost of living comparison
Libya is 56.2% cheaper than South Korea.
If you lived in Libya instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,447
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,137
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,938
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩930
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 71.1% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,780
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,188
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,922
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,764
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,940
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,991
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,080
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,667
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,159
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,925
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,494
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,786
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩60,258
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩39,493,672
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,865
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 36.4% less for housing
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩29,060
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩540,750
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩416,742
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩153,199
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 88.7% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩472,586
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩26,164,395
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩4,021
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,533
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,754
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩60,668
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,299
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩66,752
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩61,457
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩103,978
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩125,443
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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