Cost of living comparison
Libya is 71.1% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Libya instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 81.0% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 62.5% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
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pay 68.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 80.0% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 94.0% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 65.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
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pay 45.8% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
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