Cost of living comparison

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

Japan is 4.4 times more expensive than Libya overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in Japan
Groceries
pay 3.4 times more in Japan
Transportation
pay 10.6 times more in Japan
Housing
pay 3.3 times more in Japan
Childcare
pay 7.0 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.0 times more in Japan
Clothing
pay 12.5% more in Japan

The cost of transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Japan are more expensive than in Libya. Notably, transportation, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Libya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Libya
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.61
LYD24.820
$6.44
¥930
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.10
LYD22.060
$4.94
¥714
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
LYD2.560
$0.97
¥140

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

 
Libya
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.29
LYD1.590
$1.52
¥220
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.75
LYD14.830
$5.72
¥826
Milk (1 gallon) $3.55
LYD19.110
$5.46
¥788

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pay 10.6 times more for transportation

 
Libya
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $0.12
LYD0.630
$4.22
¥610
Monthly public transit pass $23.74
LYD127.820
$57.82
¥8,353
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,046.81
LYD86,407.090
$22,042.19
¥3,184,487

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

 
Libya
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.85
LYD160.760
$31.09
¥4,492
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $191.92
LYD1,033.450
$500.38
¥72,291
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $108.81
LYD585.900
$325.42
¥47,014

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pay 7.0 times more for childcare

 
Libya
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $58.75
LYD316.370
$288.10
¥41,623
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,219.10
LYD6,564.480
$11,095.30
¥1,602,965

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Libya
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.68
LYD3.680
$2.71
¥391
Cappuccino in mid-range area $0.63
LYD3.380
$2.78
¥401
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.33
LYD12.550
$3.98
¥576

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pay 12.5% more for clothing

 
Libya
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$32.50
LYD174.980
$40.54
¥5,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.80
LYD176.610
$26.82
¥3,874
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$45.23
LYD243.570
$54.08
¥7,813

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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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