Cost of living comparison
Libya is 39.2% cheaper than Romania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Romania, you would:
pay 61.7% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
RON39.54
|
$4.29
LYD20.740
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.39
RON29.72
|
$4.12
LYD19.910
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
RON8.03
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
RON6.62
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 35.3% less for groceries
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
RON5.06
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
RON17.51
|
$2.58
LYD12.500
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
RON25.91
|
$3.67
LYD17.770
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
RON13.86
|
$1.32
LYD6.380
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
RON12.72
|
$1.40
LYD6.790
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
RON2.20
|
$0.72
LYD3.480
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RON3.12
|
$0.52
LYD2.530
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RON2.97
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
RON3.91
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
RON1.74
|
$0.27
LYD1.310
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
RON1.93
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
RON26.42
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.80
RON92.14
|
$21.71
LYD105.000
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,308.53
RON117,760.58
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,631.250
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.26
RON29.14
|
$9.53
LYD46.080
|
|
pay 2.3% more for housing
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.81
RON40.98
|
$24.38
LYD117.930
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.46
RON1,723.75
|
$214.03
LYD1,035.280
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$263.66
RON1,226.81
|
$116.31
LYD562.580
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.60
RON472.75
|
$30.93
LYD149.620
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.62
RON1,691.93
|
$65.74
LYD317.970
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,956.82
RON27,717.06
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,640.550
|
|
pay 47.5% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.02
RON9.39
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
RON10.08
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
RON24.57
|
$2.45
LYD11.870
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.57
RON174.82
|
$31.90
LYD154.280
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.14
RON28.58
|
$4.46
LYD21.570
|
|
pay 33.5% less for clothing
Romania
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.54
RON277.05
|
$29.81
LYD144.210
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.40
RON160.06
|
$27.85
LYD134.720
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.71
RON324.36
|
$43.99
LYD212.800
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.78
RON375.86
|
$57.86
LYD279.860
|
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