Cost of living comparison
Libya is 68.5% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Libya instead of Canada, you would:
pay 75.0% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.57
|
$4.29
LYD20.750
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.67
|
$4.12
LYD19.920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 65.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.42
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
$2.58
LYD12.510
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.87
|
$3.67
LYD17.780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
$1.32
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
$1.40
LYD6.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.14
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.29
|
$21.71
LYD105.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,255.34
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,678.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$22.97
|
$9.53
LYD46.110
|
|
pay 77.1% less for housing
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$85.97
|
$24.38
LYD118.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,710.61
|
$214.03
LYD1,035.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,568.30
|
$116.31
LYD562.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$163.91
|
$30.93
LYD149.700
|
|
pay 90.8% less for childcare
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,018.27
|
$65.74
LYD318.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,719.14
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,643.900
|
|
pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.25
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.78
|
$2.45
LYD11.880
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$58.97
|
$31.90
LYD154.370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.41
|
$4.46
LYD21.580
|
|
pay 42.4% less for clothing
Canada
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.57
|
$29.81
LYD144.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.43
|
$27.85
LYD134.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$118.45
|
$43.99
LYD212.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.04
|
$57.86
LYD280.030
|
|
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