Cost of living comparison
Libya is 38.9% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB747.74
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB777.06
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB97.83
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB62.58
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB149.74
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB604.85
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB757.54
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB330.15
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB703.64
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB411.43
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB63.10
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB134.37
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB48.17
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB38.79
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB98.97
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB608.13
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,246.23
|
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,115,573.00
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB456.74
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 78.4% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,331.29
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB80,394.25
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB52,683.37
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,557.71
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 62.5% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,153.44
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,473,023.24
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB124.62
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB143.28
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB498.49
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,290.21
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB834.97
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
|
pay 48.1% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,023.44
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,367.49
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,564.30
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,870.22
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
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