Cost of living comparison
Libya is 52.8% cheaper than Lithuania.
If you lived in Libya instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 67.7% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.36
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.64
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€2.00
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.54
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
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pay 37.8% less for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.55
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.56
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.90
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.56
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.93
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.71
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.37
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.34
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
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pay 42.7% less for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.75
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.74
|
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,713.11
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.18
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 28.8% less for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€14.03
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€486.61
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€333.42
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€140.92
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€457.37
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,364.12
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.77
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.94
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.72
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.87
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
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pay 45.1% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€90.63
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.95
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€85.17
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€135.58
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
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