Cost of living comparison
Libya is 59.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Libya instead of Spain, you would:
pay 73.5% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$3.94
LYD18.900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$3.22
LYD15.430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$0.49
LYD2.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.17
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 45.8% less for groceries
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$2.83
LYD13.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$3.47
LYD16.610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$1.31
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$1.46
LYD7.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.73
LYD3.520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.49
LYD2.360
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.37
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 54.3% less for transportation
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$21.37
LYD102.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$17,497.81
LYD83,861.290
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$7.82
LYD37.460
|
|
pay 63.0% less for housing
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$32.87
LYD157.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$163.31
LYD782.710
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$92.59
LYD443.770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$29.37
LYD140.770
|
|
pay 84.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$59.72
LYD286.230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$998.54
LYD4,785.680
|
|
pay 56.4% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$0.82
LYD3.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$0.59
LYD2.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$2.52
LYD12.080
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$19.79
LYD94.830
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$5.42
LYD26.000
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
Spain
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$27.92
LYD133.840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$30.65
LYD146.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$42.32
LYD202.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$60.04
LYD287.740
|
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