Cost of living comparison

 Japan
compared to
 Libya
Libya vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary
Libya vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.6% less for restaurants

 
Japan
Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.44
¥949
$4.61
LYD24.870
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.94
¥728
$4.10
LYD22.100
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
¥143
$0.48
LYD2.560

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pay 59.1% less for groceries

 
Japan
Libya
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
¥225
$0.29
LYD1.590
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.72
¥843
$2.75
LYD14.860
Milk (1 gallon) $5.46
¥804
$3.55
LYD19.150

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pay 60.1% less for transportation

 
Japan
Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.22
¥623
$0.12
LYD0.630
Monthly public transit pass $57.82
¥8,521
$23.74
LYD128.070
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,042.19
¥3,248,821
$16,046.81
LYD86,572.540

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pay 54.3% less for housing

 
Japan
Libya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.09
¥4,582
$29.85
LYD161.060
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $500.38
¥73,751
$191.92
LYD1,035.420
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $325.42
¥47,963
$108.81
LYD587.020

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pay 84.3% less for childcare

 
Japan
Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $288.10
¥42,464
$58.75
LYD316.970
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,095.30
¥1,635,348
$1,219.10
LYD6,577.050

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pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Japan
Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.71
¥399
$0.68
LYD3.680
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.78
¥409
$0.63
LYD3.380
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.98
¥587
$2.33
LYD12.570

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

 
Japan
Libya
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.54
¥5,976
$32.50
LYD175.310
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$26.82
¥3,953
$32.80
LYD176.950
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$54.08
¥7,971
$45.23
LYD244.030

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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: July 2025
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