Cost of living comparison
Libya is 58.8% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Libya instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 71.5% less for restaurants
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr110.61
|
$3.94
LYD18.900
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr87.42
|
$3.22
LYD15.430
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr18.99
|
$0.49
LYD2.330
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.18
|
$0.17
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 55.3% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr24.54
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr47.28
|
$2.83
LYD13.570
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr50.09
|
$3.47
LYD16.610
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr31.82
|
$1.31
LYD6.300
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr42.83
|
$1.46
LYD7.000
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr12.67
|
$0.73
LYD3.520
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.53
|
$0.49
LYD2.360
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.13
|
$0.37
LYD1.750
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr16.56
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.35
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.32
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 64.2% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr76.23
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr736.30
|
$21.37
LYD102.430
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr244,858.96
|
$17,497.81
LYD83,861.290
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr233.81
|
$7.82
LYD37.460
|
|
pay 49.7% less for housing
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr301.64
|
$32.87
LYD157.540
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr7,785.77
|
$163.31
LYD782.710
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,067.40
|
$92.59
LYD443.770
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr651.08
|
$29.37
LYD140.770
|
|
pay 61.3% less for childcare
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,369.89
|
$59.72
LYD286.230
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr33,675.74
|
$998.54
LYD4,785.680
|
|
pay 66.7% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr68.34
|
$0.82
LYD3.950
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr38.66
|
$0.59
LYD2.810
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr65.63
|
$2.52
LYD12.080
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr390.53
|
$19.79
LYD94.830
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr131.04
|
$5.42
LYD26.000
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr832.63
|
$27.92
LYD133.840
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr359.35
|
$30.65
LYD146.920
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr846.68
|
$42.32
LYD202.830
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,288.03
|
$60.04
LYD287.740
|
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