Cost of living comparison
Libya is 32.2% cheaper than Mongolia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 35.7% less for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.08
MNT17,250.00
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
MNT16,500.00
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MNT2,852.94
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MNT1,773.33
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
MNT3,124.01
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.82
MNT23,187.50
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.44
MNT18,498.60
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MNT7,518.68
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MNT6,945.64
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.69
MNT5,745.51
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
MNT4,430.09
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.91
MNT6,503.39
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
MNT5,003.13
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
MNT1,037.72
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
MNT1,547.26
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 38.6% more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.00
MNT13,586.19
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.09
MNT27,500.00
|
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,311.95
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.30
MNT18,000.00
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.66
MNT49,800.00
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$559.15
MNT1,900,000.00
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$428.82
MNT1,457,142.86
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.64
MNT199,261.01
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 72.8% less for childcare
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.03
MNT520,000.00
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,690.11
MNT26,131,000.00
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
MNT8,557.14
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.77
MNT6,000.00
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.96
MNT203,750.00
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.56
MNT15,500.00
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Libya
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.51
MNT226,000.00
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.62
MNT171,999.80
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.29
MNT300,000.00
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
MNT483,333.33
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
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