Cost of living comparison
compared to
Libya vs. Turkey Cost of Living Summary
Libya is 58.9% cheaper than Turkey overall.
Libya vs. Turkey Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Libya instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 66.2% less for restaurants
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.80
TRY391.17
|
$2.98
LYD19.130
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
TRY413.55
|
$2.54
LYD16.300
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
TRY64.12
|
$0.44
LYD2.830
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
TRY22.28
|
$0.12
LYD0.760
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants
pay 24.1% less for groceries
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
TRY48.24
|
$0.20
LYD1.250
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
TRY229.77
|
$2.61
LYD16.750
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.74
TRY187.74
|
$3.28
LYD21.060
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
TRY107.98
|
$1.44
LYD9.220
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
TRY95.73
|
$1.47
LYD9.440
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
TRY40.07
|
$1.04
LYD6.660
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
TRY42.93
|
$0.72
LYD4.640
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
TRY23.22
|
$0.39
LYD2.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
TRY27.44
|
$0.28
LYD1.820
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
TRY11.73
|
$0.35
LYD2.250
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY9.41
|
$0.24
LYD1.530
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of groceries
pay 81.2% less for transportation
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
TRY254.64
|
$0.09
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.35
TRY1,622.31
|
$38.91
LYD249.520
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,081.17
TRY2M
|
$19,715.60
LYD126K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.30
TRY416.13
|
$4.36
LYD27.950
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of transportation
pay 50.2% less for housing
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
TRY684.43
|
$24.23
LYD155.390
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.20
TRY23,827.25
|
$229.15
LYD1,469.380
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.61
TRY17,429.52
|
$111.20
LYD713.060
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.15
TRY2,564.69
|
$59.51
LYD381.610
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of housing
pay 92.4% less for childcare
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$606.51
TRY30,411.37
|
$52.03
LYD333.610
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,566.63
TRY680K
|
$907.96
LYD5,822.050
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of childcare
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
TRY151.23
|
$1.12
LYD7.150
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
TRY172.06
|
$0.53
LYD3.390
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.16
TRY108.13
|
$1.92
LYD12.310
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.35
TRY2,674.84
|
$18.76
LYD120.320
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
TRY296.43
|
$5.45
LYD34.930
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 37.5% less for clothing
|
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.05
TRY2,259.10
|
$29.16
LYD186.970
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.92
TRY1,951.68
|
$23.17
LYD148.600
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.74
TRY4,549.80
|
$51.06
LYD327.420
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.15
TRY4,169.24
|
$58.63
LYD375.940
|
|
Turkey vs. Libya - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this
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