Cost of living comparison
Libya is 18.3% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Libya instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.6% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$4.12
LYD19.950
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,873
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,783
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$1.40
LYD6.800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 7.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,204
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$21.71
LYD105.240
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,816.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$9.53
LYD46.190
|
|
pay 31.9% less for housing
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$24.38
LYD118.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX991,577
|
$214.03
LYD1,037.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX594,383
|
$116.31
LYD563.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$30.93
LYD149.960
|
|
pay 67.0% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$65.74
LYD318.710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,653.630
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$2.45
LYD11.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$31.90
LYD154.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,282
|
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
|
pay 35.5% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,565
|
$29.81
LYD144.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$27.85
LYD135.030
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$43.99
LYD213.300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$57.86
LYD280.510
|
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