Cost of living comparison
India is 2.3 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in India instead of Libya, you would:
pay 11.1% less for restaurants
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
$2.40
₹203.89
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
$3.90
₹331.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
$0.40
₹33.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
$0.17
₹14.11
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
$0.46
₹39.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
$2.54
₹215.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
$2.56
₹217.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
$0.94
₹79.79
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
$1.37
₹116.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
$0.88
₹75.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$0.32
₹27.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
$0.48
₹40.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
$0.24
₹20.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
$0.16
₹13.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
$0.19
₹15.94
|
|
pay 10.3 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$4.62
₹392.17
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
$10.12
₹860.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
$13,525.56
₹1,148,980.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
$2.94
₹249.64
|
|
pay 11.1% less for housing
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
$7.39
₹627.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
$138.05
₹11,727.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
$90.33
₹7,673.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
$29.97
₹2,545.81
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
$55.73
₹4,734.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
$1,565.54
₹132,990.75
|
|
pay 62.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
$1.84
₹155.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
$1.59
₹134.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
$3.59
₹305.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
$15.33
₹1,302.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
$3.35
₹284.78
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
|
Libya
|
India
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
$24.02
₹2,040.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
$25.36
₹2,154.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
$41.62
₹3,535.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
$31.12
₹2,643.32
|
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