Cost of living comparison
Libya is 0.2% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Libya instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 6.6% less for restaurants
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
TRY97.75
|
$3.94
LYD19.200
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.65
TRY118.30
|
$3.22
LYD15.670
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TRY20.12
|
$0.49
LYD2.370
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.22
TRY7.07
|
$0.17
LYD0.810
|
|
pay 19.1% more for groceries
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.39
TRY12.73
|
$0.37
LYD1.810
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.61
TRY84.83
|
$2.83
LYD13.780
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
TRY99.70
|
$3.47
LYD16.870
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
TRY45.47
|
$1.31
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
TRY51.60
|
$1.46
LYD7.110
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
TRY9.81
|
$0.73
LYD3.580
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
TRY16.94
|
$0.49
LYD2.400
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
TRY9.96
|
$0.37
LYD1.780
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.26
LYD1.270
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
TRY7.12
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
TRY6.29
|
$0.30
LYD1.460
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TRY140.69
|
$0.13
LYD0.620
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.27
TRY495.42
|
$21.37
LYD104.040
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,350.89
TRY1,114,315.26
|
$17,497.81
LYD85,174.370
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.33
TRY140.30
|
$7.82
LYD38.050
|
|
pay 47.7% more for housing
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.38
TRY271.77
|
$32.87
LYD160.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$218.27
TRY7,080.53
|
$163.31
LYD794.960
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.02
TRY4,671.99
|
$92.59
LYD450.710
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.50
TRY1,605.72
|
$29.37
LYD142.980
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$165.99
TRY5,384.66
|
$59.72
LYD290.720
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,471.33
TRY112,607.14
|
$998.54
LYD4,860.620
|
|
pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
TRY61.77
|
$0.82
LYD4.010
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
TRY50.19
|
$0.59
LYD2.850
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
TRY53.05
|
$2.52
LYD12.270
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.05
TRY650.33
|
$19.79
LYD96.310
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.50
TRY81.07
|
$5.42
LYD26.400
|
|
pay 5.0% more for clothing
Turkey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.99
TRY972.78
|
$27.92
LYD135.930
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.86
TRY838.83
|
$30.65
LYD149.220
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.92
TRY2,041.16
|
$42.32
LYD206.010
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.57
TRY1,380.80
|
$60.04
LYD292.240
|
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