Cost of living comparison
Libya is 50.8% cheaper than Chile.
If you lived in Libya instead of Chile, you would:
pay 60.2% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CLF0.2500
|
$4.29
LYD20.750
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
CLF0.2400
|
$4.12
LYD19.920
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
CLF0.0400
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
CLF0.0400
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
CLF0.0500
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.20
CLF0.1700
|
$2.58
LYD12.510
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
CLF0.1500
|
$3.67
LYD17.780
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CLF0.1100
|
$1.32
LYD6.390
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$1.40
LYD6.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CLF0.0300
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
CLF0.0300
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CLF0.0200
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CLF0.0200
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 43.9% less for transportation
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.42
CLF0.1800
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.91
CLF1.2100
|
$21.71
LYD105.060
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,597.16
CLF545.3300
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,678.560
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.85
CLF0.4900
|
$9.53
LYD46.110
|
|
pay 47.8% less for housing
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.66
CLF0.8100
|
$24.38
LYD118.000
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$479.74
CLF15.7600
|
$214.03
LYD1,035.890
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$367.24
CLF12.0700
|
$116.31
LYD562.920
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.70
CLF3.0100
|
$30.93
LYD149.700
|
|
pay 78.6% less for childcare
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$331.55
CLF10.8900
|
$65.74
LYD318.160
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,075.15
CLF166.7500
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,643.900
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
CLF0.0900
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
CLF0.1000
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
CLF0.1700
|
$2.45
LYD11.880
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.42
CLF1.3300
|
$31.90
LYD154.370
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.92
CLF0.1900
|
$4.46
LYD21.580
|
|
pay 23.8% less for clothing
Chile
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.70
CLF1.5000
|
$29.81
LYD144.300
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.96
CLF0.9500
|
$27.85
LYD134.800
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.62
CLF2.1200
|
$43.99
LYD212.930
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.03
CLF2.5300
|
$57.86
LYD280.030
|
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