Cost of living comparison
Libya is 71.5% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Libya instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 75.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Libya
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$4.12
LYD19.950
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$1.40
LYD6.800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 61.6% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$21.71
LYD105.240
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,816.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$9.53
LYD46.190
|
|
pay 81.8% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$24.38
LYD118.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$214.03
LYD1,037.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$116.31
LYD563.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$30.93
LYD149.960
|
|
pay 94.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$65.74
LYD318.710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,653.630
|
|
pay 73.7% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$2.45
LYD11.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$31.90
LYD154.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
Libya
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$29.81
LYD144.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$27.85
LYD135.030
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$43.99
LYD213.300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$57.86
LYD280.510
|
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