Cost of living comparison
Tunisia is 2.1 times more expensive than Libya.
If you lived in Tunisia instead of Libya, you would:
pay 27.1% more for restaurants
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.61
LYD22.580
|
$3.13
TND9.900
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.10
LYD20.070
|
$4.25
TND13.440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
LYD2.330
|
$0.63
TND1.980
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
pay 15.3% more for groceries
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.75
LYD13.490
|
$4.92
TND15.580
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
LYD17.390
|
$1.78
TND5.640
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
$1.46
TND4.630
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
$2.36
TND7.480
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
$0.77
TND2.430
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
$1.33
TND4.210
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
$0.48
TND1.520
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
$0.30
TND0.950
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
$0.27
TND0.860
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
LYD1.410
|
$0.23
TND0.720
|
|
pay 7.2 times more for transportation
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
$3.00
TND9.480
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.74
LYD116.290
|
$9.30
TND29.440
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,046.81
LYD78,609.660
|
$35,666.41
TND112,865.580
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.88
LYD53.310
|
$2.64
TND8.350
|
|
pay 17.7% more for housing
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.85
LYD146.250
|
$17.29
TND54.710
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$191.92
LYD940.190
|
$193.39
TND611.970
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.81
LYD533.030
|
$130.14
TND411.830
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.03
LYD83.430
|
$32.79
TND103.780
|
|
pay 43.7% more for childcare
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.75
LYD287.820
|
$78.96
TND249.870
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,219.10
LYD5,972.100
|
$1,865.54
TND5,903.460
|
|
pay 33.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.68
LYD3.350
|
$1.37
TND4.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
$0.81
TND2.560
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.33
LYD11.420
|
$3.22
TND10.190
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.64
LYD125.620
|
$27.05
TND85.590
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.44
LYD21.740
|
$4.08
TND12.910
|
|
pay 41.8% more for clothing
|
Libya
|
Tunisia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.50
LYD159.190
|
$36.55
TND115.650
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.80
LYD160.670
|
$50.85
TND160.900
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.23
LYD221.590
|
$90.17
TND285.330
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.98
LYD323.230
|
$66.30
TND209.790
|
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