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Libya vs. United Arab Emirates Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 66.0% cheaper than United Arab Emirates overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 45.1% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 49.7% less in Libya
Housing: pay 83.2% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.2% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 55.8% less in Libya

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and transportation are lower in Libya.

Libya vs. United Arab Emirates Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 AED29.06	$3.46 LYD18.740	-56.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 AED31.75	$3.94 LYD21.330	-54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 AED3.83	$0.44 LYD2.390	-57.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 AED1.85	$0.11 LYD0.620	-77.4%
Average			-61.5%

United Arab Emirates vs. Libya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.1% less for groceries

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.47 AED5.39	$0.26 LYD1.390	-82.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 AED19.68	$2.74 LYD14.840	-48.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.96 AED25.56	$3.35 LYD18.150	-51.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.81 AED10.34	$1.59 LYD8.600	-43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 AED13.51	$1.55 LYD8.390	-57.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 AED3.59	$0.80 LYD4.330	-18.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 AED2.75	$0.66 LYD3.570	-12.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 AED2.69	$0.48 LYD2.580	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 AED2.15	$0.25 LYD1.350	-57.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 AED1.76	$0.30 LYD1.620	-37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 AED1.93	$0.26 LYD1.400	-50.9%
Average			-45.1%

United Arab Emirates vs. Libya - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.7% less for transportation

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.91 AED10.69	$0.11 LYD0.570	-96.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.10 AED195.00	$31.94 LYD173.160	-39.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	$14,814.63 LYD80,306.780	-63.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.50 AED31.21	$8.58 LYD46.510	+0.9%
Average			-49.7%

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pay 83.2% less for housing

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.41 AED372.42	$31.27 LYD169.520	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	$208.68 LYD1,131.210	-85.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$990.79 AED3,638.67	$106.58 LYD577.760	-89.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.67 AED450.49	$13.39 LYD72.570	-89.1%
Average			-83.2%

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$497.28 AED1,826.25	$49.00 LYD265.600	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	$880.34 LYD4,772.120	-89.2%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 77.2% less for entertainment and sports

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.43 AED38.31	$0.65 LYD3.510	-93.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.99 AED18.32	$0.49 LYD2.670	-90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.23 AED22.88	$2.22 LYD12.050	-64.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.55 AED277.45	$24.03 LYD130.250	-68.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.19 AED48.44	$4.02 LYD21.790	-69.5%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 55.8% less for clothing

	United Arab Emirates	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.04 AED275.58	$27.67 LYD150.010	-63.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$59.50 AED218.51	$28.21 LYD152.930	-52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.66 AED388.03	$44.69 LYD242.260	-57.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.53 AED391.23	$53.64 LYD290.750	-49.7%
Average			-55.8%

United Arab Emirates vs. Libya - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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