Cost of living comparison
Libya is 0.6% more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Libya instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.930
|
$4.61
LYD22.560
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.480
|
$4.10
LYD20.050
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.990
|
$0.48
LYD2.320
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.870
|
$0.13
LYD0.650
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$0.29
LYD1.440
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.620
|
$2.75
LYD13.480
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.660
|
$3.55
LYD17.370
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.640
|
$1.68
LYD8.250
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.500
|
$1.56
LYD7.640
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.440
|
$0.71
LYD3.470
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.220
|
$0.60
LYD2.930
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.530
|
$0.42
LYD2.070
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.950
|
$0.24
LYD1.200
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.28
LYD1.350
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.730
|
$0.29
LYD1.400
|
|
pay 79.1% more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.510
|
$0.12
LYD0.570
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.530
|
$23.74
LYD116.170
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND113,195.170
|
$16,046.81
LYD78,530.690
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.380
|
$10.88
LYD53.250
|
|
pay 1.9% more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.870
|
$29.85
LYD146.100
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND613.760
|
$191.92
LYD939.240
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND413.030
|
$108.81
LYD532.490
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND104.080
|
$17.03
LYD83.350
|
|
pay 30.2% less for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND250.600
|
$58.75
LYD287.530
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,920.700
|
$1,219.10
LYD5,966.100
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.350
|
$0.68
LYD3.340
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.570
|
$0.63
LYD3.070
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.220
|
$2.33
LYD11.400
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.840
|
$25.64
LYD125.490
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.950
|
$4.44
LYD21.720
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Libya
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.980
|
$32.50
LYD159.030
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND161.370
|
$32.80
LYD160.510
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND286.160
|
$45.23
LYD221.360
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND210.410
|
$65.98
LYD322.900
|
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