Cost of living comparison

Yemen

compared to

Libya

Libya vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 62.7% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.1% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 76.4% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 85.5% less in Libya
Housing: pay 22.5% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.5% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 57.5% less in Libya

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

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Libya vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of Yemen, you would:

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pay 75.1% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.52 YER2,249	$2.98 LYD19.190	-68.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 YER2,340	$2.54 LYD16.350	-74.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 YER523	$0.44 LYD2.840	-80.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 YER279	$0.12 LYD0.760	-90.0%
Average			-75.1%

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pay 76.4% less for groceries

	Yemen	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 YER487	$0.20 LYD1.260	-90.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.42 YER1,515	$2.61 LYD16.800	-59.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.63 YER3,219	$3.28 LYD21.130	-75.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.05 YER1,664	$1.44 LYD9.250	-79.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.50 YER1,298	$1.47 LYD9.460	-73.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.80 YER898	$1.04 LYD6.680	-72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 YER254	$0.72 LYD4.650	-32.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.83 YER669	$0.39 LYD2.530	-86.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 YER346	$0.28 LYD1.820	-80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.32 YER313	$0.35 LYD2.260	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 YER299	$0.24 LYD1.530	-81.1%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 85.5% less for transportation

	Yemen	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.25 YER2,184	$0.09 LYD0.570	-99.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$84.67 YER19,994	$38.91 LYD250.270	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,933.01 YER4M	$19,715.60 LYD127K	+16.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.17 YER4,998	$4.36 LYD28.030	-79.4%
Average			-85.5%

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pay 22.5% less for housing

	Yemen	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.30 YER23,922	$24.23 LYD155.860	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$229.13 YER54,109	$229.15 LYD1,473.790
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$175.13 YER41,357	$111.20 LYD715.200	-36.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.36 YER14,253	$59.51 LYD382.760	-1.4%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Yemen	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.63 YER17,624	$52.03 LYD334.610	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,747.12 YER885K	$907.96 LYD5,839.540	-75.8%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 60.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 YER658	$1.12 LYD7.170	-59.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.90 YER921	$0.53 LYD3.400	-86.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.29 YER1,250	$1.92 LYD12.350	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.84 YER10,825	$18.76 LYD120.680	-59.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 YER1,400	$5.45 LYD35.040	-8.1%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 57.5% less for clothing

	Yemen	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.14 YER17,744	$29.16 LYD187.530	-61.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$103.71 YER24,492	$23.17 LYD149.050	-77.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.02 YER18,661	$51.06 LYD328.400	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 YER23,826	$58.63 LYD377.070	-41.9%
Average			-57.5%

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