Cost of living comparison
Albania is 4.3 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Albania instead of Libya, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
$7.46
ALL692
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.12
LYD19.950
|
$6.30
ALL584
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
$1.58
ALL146
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
$0.76
ALL70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
$4.90
ALL455
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
$6.95
ALL645
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
$3.29
ALL305
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.40
LYD6.800
|
$3.21
ALL298
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
$0.62
ALL57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
$1.05
ALL98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
$0.72
ALL67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
$0.64
ALL60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
$0.46
ALL42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
$0.48
ALL44
|
|
pay 17.3 times more for transportation
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
$7.84
ALL727
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.71
LYD105.240
|
$15.59
ALL1,446
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,462.81
LYD79,816.000
|
$30,451.57
ALL2,825,132
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.53
LYD46.190
|
$29.40
ALL2,728
|
|
pay 63.6% more for housing
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
LYD118.200
|
$15.91
ALL1,476
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.03
LYD1,037.680
|
$333.93
ALL30,980
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$116.31
LYD563.890
|
$252.77
ALL23,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.93
LYD149.960
|
$66.76
ALL6,193
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$65.74
LYD318.710
|
$144.51
ALL13,406
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,166.12
LYD5,653.630
|
$2,989.15
ALL277,317
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
$2.48
ALL230
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
$1.54
ALL143
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
LYD11.900
|
$3.54
ALL328
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.90
LYD154.640
|
$36.41
ALL3,378
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
$8.18
ALL759
|
|
pay 68.0% more for clothing
Libya
|
Albania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.81
LYD144.550
|
$45.87
ALL4,256
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.85
LYD135.030
|
$44.92
ALL4,168
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$43.99
LYD213.300
|
$78.19
ALL7,254
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.86
LYD280.510
|
$103.69
ALL9,620
|
|
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