Cost of living comparison
Libya is 51.1% more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Libya instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
$2.83
LYD13.790
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
$1.31
LYD6.400
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
$21.37
LYD104.060
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,189.200
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
$7.82
LYD38.060
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
$32.87
LYD160.030
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
$163.31
LYD795.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
$92.59
LYD450.790
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
$29.37
LYD143.000
|
|
pay 63.0% more for childcare
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
$59.72
LYD290.770
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
$998.54
LYD4,861.460
|
|
pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
$19.79
LYD96.330
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
$5.42
LYD26.410
|
|
pay 73.0% more for clothing
|
Sri Lanka
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
$27.92
LYD135.950
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
$30.65
LYD149.250
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
$42.32
LYD206.040
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
$60.04
LYD292.290
|
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