Cost of living comparison
Libya is 48.0% cheaper than Mali overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Libya
- Groceries
-
pay 53.9% less in Libya
- Transportation
-
pay 97.9% less in Libya
- Housing
-
pay 27.7% less in Libya
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 14.5% less in Libya
Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Libya.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mali, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,044
|
$4.61
LYD22.290
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA3,874
|
$4.10
LYD19.810
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA466
|
$0.48
LYD2.300
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA350
|
$0.13
LYD0.640
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA665
|
$0.29
LYD1.420
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.75
LYD13.320
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,708
|
$3.55
LYD17.160
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,886
|
$1.68
LYD8.150
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,619
|
$1.56
LYD7.550
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.71
LYD3.420
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.60
LYD2.900
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.42
LYD2.040
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA603
|
$0.24
LYD1.180
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.28
LYD1.330
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA452
|
$0.29
LYD1.390
|
|
pay 97.9% less for transportation
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,307
|
$0.12
LYD0.560
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.74
LYD114.780
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$16,046.81
LYD77,591.910
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$10.88
LYD52.620
|
|
pay 27.7% less for housing
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA24,891
|
$29.85
LYD144.360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$191.92
LYD928.010
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$108.81
LYD526.130
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$17.03
LYD82.350
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$58.75
LYD284.090
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,219.10
LYD5,894.780
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,439
|
$0.68
LYD3.300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,140
|
$0.63
LYD3.030
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
$2.33
LYD11.270
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA40,660
|
$25.64
LYD123.990
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,421
|
$4.44
LYD21.460
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$32.50
LYD157.130
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.80
LYD158.590
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$45.23
LYD218.720
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$65.98
LYD319.040
|
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