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Libya vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Libya is 71.1% cheaper than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.8% less in Libya
Groceries: pay 75.5% less in Libya
Transportation: pay 70.2% less in Libya
Housing: pay 72.1% less in Libya
Childcare: pay 81.0% less in Libya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.2% less in Libya
Clothing: pay 50.1% less in Libya

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Libya.

Libya vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 77.8% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$4.61 LYD22.730	-85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.75 BBD21.50	$4.10 LYD20.210	-61.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 BBD3.58	$0.48 LYD2.340	-73.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 BBD2.77	$0.13 LYD0.660	-90.4%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 75.5% less for groceries

	Barbados	Libya
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 BBD5.15	$0.29 LYD1.450	-88.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.32 BBD14.65	$2.75 LYD13.590	-62.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.65 BBD27.30	$3.55 LYD17.510	-74.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.22 BBD10.44	$1.68 LYD8.310	-67.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.15 BBD12.30	$1.56 LYD7.700	-74.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 BBD3.57	$0.71 LYD3.490	-60.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 BBD2.83	$0.60 LYD2.950	-57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.52 BBD5.05	$0.42 LYD2.080	-83.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 BBD5.29	$0.24 LYD1.210	-90.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 BBD3.83	$0.28 LYD1.360	-85.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.98 BBD3.96	$0.29 LYD1.420	-85.5%
Average			-75.5%

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pay 70.2% less for transportation

	Barbados	Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.82 BBD15.64	$0.12 LYD0.570	-98.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.00 BBD102.00	$23.74 LYD117.090	-53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,250.00 BBD82,500.00	$16,046.81 LYD79,151.110	-61.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$33.60 BBD67.20	$10.88 LYD53.670	-67.6%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 72.1% less for housing

	Barbados	Libya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.67 BBD119.33	$29.85 LYD147.260	-50.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$716.11 BBD1,432.22	$191.92 LYD946.660	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$615.56 BBD1,231.11	$108.81 LYD536.700	-82.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.37 BBD200.74	$17.03 LYD84.000	-83.0%
Average			-72.1%

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pay 81.0% less for childcare

	Barbados	Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.06 BBD636.11	$58.75 LYD289.800	-81.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$1,219.10 LYD6,013.230	-80.5%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 71.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 BBD4.86	$0.68 LYD3.370	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 BBD9.36	$0.63 LYD3.090	-86.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 BBD17.40	$2.33 LYD11.490	-73.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.38 BBD158.75	$25.64 LYD126.480	-67.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$4.44 LYD21.890	-56.7%
Average			-71.2%

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pay 50.1% less for clothing

	Barbados	Libya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.94 BBD133.89	$32.50 LYD160.280	-51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.50 BBD115.00	$32.80 LYD161.780	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.01 BBD284.03	$45.23 LYD223.110	-68.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.39 BBD212.78	$65.98 LYD325.460	-38.0%
Average			-50.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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