Cost of living comparison
Libya is 8.1% cheaper than Syria.
If you lived in Libya instead of Syria, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.10
SYP10,300
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.39
SYP11,039
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SYP2,042
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
SYP1,035
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.86
SYP4,664
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.90
SYP7,283
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
SYP3,947
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.02
SYP5,065
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
SYP1,003
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
SYP1,763
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP508
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP819
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
SYP555
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP447
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
SYP9,949
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.68
SYP29,338
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,961.78
SYP77,792,410
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.43
SYP21,178
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 6.7% less for housing
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.65
SYP92,086
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$149.93
SYP376,707
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.14
SYP216,422
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.68
SYP109,738
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 36.0% less for childcare
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.88
SYP160,498
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,887.73
SYP7,255,516
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
SYP4,166
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.98
SYP2,460
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.08
SYP5,238
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$13.47
SYP33,842
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Syria
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.67
SYP54,441
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.71
SYP54,557
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.97
SYP276,294
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.29
SYP159,007
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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