Cost of living comparison
Libya is 49.0% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Libya instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 58.5% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$3.94
LYD19.010
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$3.22
LYD15.520
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$0.49
LYD2.350
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.17
LYD0.800
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.37
LYD1.790
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.83
LYD13.650
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$3.47
LYD16.710
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$1.31
LYD6.330
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$1.46
LYD7.040
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$0.73
LYD3.540
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.49
LYD2.380
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.37
LYD1.760
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.26
LYD1.250
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.30
LYD1.440
|
|
pay 44.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$0.13
LYD0.610
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$21.37
LYD103.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,668
|
$17,497.81
LYD84,369.890
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$7.82
LYD37.690
|
|
pay 40.6% less for housing
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$32.87
LYD158.490
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$163.31
LYD787.450
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$92.59
LYD446.460
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$29.37
LYD141.630
|
|
pay 47.6% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$59.72
LYD287.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,563
|
$998.54
LYD4,814.710
|
|
pay 46.0% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$0.82
LYD3.980
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$0.59
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$2.52
LYD12.150
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$19.79
LYD95.400
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.42
LYD26.150
|
|
pay 44.2% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$27.92
LYD134.650
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$30.65
LYD147.810
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$42.32
LYD204.060
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$60.04
LYD289.480
|
|
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