Cost of living comparison

 Tuvalu
compared to
 Libya
Libya vs. Tuvalu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Libya instead of Tuvalu, you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $4.61
LYD22.290
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $4.10
LYD19.810
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.48
LYD2.300

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Bread
1 loaf
?? $0.29
LYD1.420
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.75
LYD13.320
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $3.55
LYD17.160

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $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

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $29.85
LYD144.360
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $191.92
LYD928.010
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $108.81
LYD526.130

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $58.75
LYD284.090
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $1,219.10
LYD5,894.780

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Tuvalu
Libya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $0.68
LYD3.300
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $0.63
LYD3.030
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $2.33
LYD11.270

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Tuvalu
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

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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