Cost of living comparison
Libya is 11.0% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Libya instead of Iran, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR159,102
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR157,097
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,893
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,028
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR21,029
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR87,030
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,905
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,895
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,932
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,692
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,814
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,516
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,848
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,934
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,076
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 52.5% more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,609
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR465,026
|
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,995,113,583
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR125,229
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 22.8% more for housing
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR506,136
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,246,652
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,772,589
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR520,137
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 6.2% less for childcare
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,757,682
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,437,809
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 35.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,378
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,542
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,925
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR748,236
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR67,067
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
|
Iran
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,409,233
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,230,664
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,420,659
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,776,247
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
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