Cost of living comparison
Libya is 38.6% cheaper than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Libya instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
$4.29
LYD20.790
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
$4.12
LYD19.950
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
$0.46
LYD2.250
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
$0.16
LYD0.790
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
$0.32
LYD1.530
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
$2.58
LYD12.530
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
$3.67
LYD17.810
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
$1.32
LYD6.400
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
$1.40
LYD6.800
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
$0.72
LYD3.490
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
$0.52
LYD2.540
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
$0.35
LYD1.690
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
$0.24
LYD1.190
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
$0.27
LYD1.320
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
$0.27
LYD1.330
|
|
pay 54.7% less for transportation
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
$0.12
LYD0.600
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
$21.71
LYD105.240
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$16,462.81
LYD79,816.000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$9.53
LYD46.190
|
|
pay 44.7% less for housing
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
$24.38
LYD118.200
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
$214.03
LYD1,037.680
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
$116.31
LYD563.890
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
$30.93
LYD149.960
|
|
pay 78.9% less for childcare
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
$65.74
LYD318.710
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
$1,166.12
LYD5,653.630
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$0.63
LYD3.080
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
$0.58
LYD2.820
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
$2.45
LYD11.900
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
$31.90
LYD154.640
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
$4.46
LYD21.620
|
|
pay 29.3% more for clothing
Zimbabwe
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
$29.81
LYD144.550
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
$27.85
LYD135.030
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
$43.99
LYD213.300
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
$57.86
LYD280.510
|
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