Cost of living in Libya
Summary of cost of living in Libya
- Family of four estimated monthly costs: 4,900 Dinar
- Single person estimated monthly costs: 1,577 Dinar WARNING! These estimates are currently based on just a small amount of data. They provide a decent starting assumption, but they are not yet completely reliable.
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| Food | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic lunchtime menu (including a drink) in the business district | 15 Dinar | ||
| Combo meal in fast food restaurant (big mac meal or similar) | 10 Dinar | ||
| 500 gr (1 lb.) of boneless chicken breast | 10 Dinar | ||
| 1 liter (1 qt.) of whole fat milk | 4.294 Dinar | ||
| 12 eggs, large | 15 Dinar | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of tomatoes | 3.471 Dinar | ||
| 500 gr (16 oz.) of local cheese | 4.000 Dinar | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of apples | 9 Dinar | ||
| 1 kg (2 lb.) of potatoes | 5.353 Dinar | ||
| 0.5 l (16 oz) domestic beer in the supermarket | 3.282 Dinar | ||
| 1 bottle of red table wine, good quality | - | ||
| 2 liters of coca-cola | 3.500 Dinar | ||
| Bread for 2 people for 1 day | 1.000 Dinar | ||
| Housing | |||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in expensive area | 700 Dinar | ||
| Monthly rent for 85 m2 (900 sqft) furnished accommodation in normal area | 500 Dinar | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 2 people in 85m2 flat | 700 Dinar | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in expensive area | 500 Dinar | ||
| Monthly rent for a 45 m2 (480 sqft) furnished studio in normal area | 300 Dinar | ||
| Utilities 1 month (heating, electricity, gas ...) for 1 person in 45 m2 (480 sqft) studio | 300 Dinar | ||
| Internet 8 mbps (1 month) | 125 Dinar | ||
| 40” flat screen tv | 400 Dinar | ||
| Microwave 800/900 watt (bosch, panasonic, lg, sharp, or equivalent brands) | 200 Dinar | ||
| Laundry detergent (3 l. ~ 100 oz.) | 7 Dinar | ||
| Hourly rate for cleaning help | 20 Dinar | ||
| Clothes | |||
| 1 pair of jeans (levis 501 or similar) | 120 Dinar | ||
| 1 summer dress in a high street store (zara, h&m or similar retailers) | 70 Dinar | ||
| 1 pair of sport shoes (nike, adidas, or equivalent brands) | 120 Dinar | ||
| 1 pair of men’s leather business shoes | 250 Dinar | ||
| Transportation | |||
| Volkswagen golf 1.4 tsi 150 cv (or equivalent), with no extras, new | 40,000 Dinar | ||
| 1 liter (1/4 gallon) of gas | - | ||
| Monthly ticket public transport | 100 Dinar | ||
| Personal Care | |||
| Cold medicine for 6 days (tylenol, frenadol, coldrex, or equivalent brands) | 20 Dinar | ||
| 1 box of antibiotics (12 doses) | 10 Dinar | ||
| Short visit to private doctor (15 minutes) | - | ||
| 1 box of 32 tampons (tampax, ob, ...) | 7 Dinar | ||
| Deodorant, roll-on (50ml ~ 1.5 oz.) | 10 Dinar | ||
| Hair shampoo 2-in-1 (400 ml ~ 12 oz.) | 8 Dinar | ||
| 4 rolls of toilet paper | 10 Dinar | ||
| Tube of toothpaste | 8 Dinar | ||
| Standard men's haircut in expat area of the city | 10 Dinar | ||
| Entertainment | |||
| Basic dinner out for two in neighborhood pub | 20 Dinar | ||
| 2 tickets to the movies | 20 Dinar | ||
| 2 tickets to the theater (best available seats) | - | ||
| Dinner for two at an italian restaurant in the expat area including appetisers, main course, wine and dessert | 40 Dinar | ||
| 1 cocktail drink in downtown club | 6 Dinar | ||
| Cappuccino in expat area of the city | 3.500 Dinar | ||
| 1 beer in neighbourhood pub (500ml or 1pt.) | 3.000 Dinar | ||
| Ipad wi-fi 128gb | 1,200 Dinar | ||
| 1 min. of prepaid mobile tariff (no discounts or plans) | 0.100 Dinar | ||
| 1 month of gym membership in business district | 50 Dinar | ||
| 1 package of marlboro cigarettes | 6.000 Dinar | ||
Map of Cost of Living in Libya
This map shows only the top cities in Libya. We also have on this page a list of all the cities available in Expatistan:
List of all the cities available in Expatistan
The color of each marker corresponds with the cost of living in the city red markers show more expensive cities green ones show cheaper cities
Moving the mouse on top of a city will show its name and the Cost of Living Index of that city.
What is the Cost of Living Index? To calculate each city's Price Index value, we start by assigning a value of 100 to a
central reference city (that happens to be Prague).
Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the
database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague.
Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Recent Comparisons
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 19% cheaper than in Mannheim
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 54% cheaper than in Ostrava
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 43% cheaper than in Buenos Aires
- Cost of living in Tripolis is about the same as in Benghazi
- Cost of living in Tripolis is about the same as in Kingston
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 73% cheaper than in Lisbon
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 49% cheaper than in Baguio City
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 66% cheaper than in Cotonou
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 75% cheaper than in Andorra la Vella
- Cost of living in Misratah is 8% cheaper than in Benghazi
- Cost of living in Surt is 18% cheaper than in Copenhagen
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 75% cheaper than in Montreal
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 26% cheaper than in Berlin
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 76% cheaper than in Seoul
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 85% cheaper than in New York City
- Cost of living in Benghazi is 31% cheaper than in Dubai
- Cost of living in Al Jadid is about the same as in Bogotá
- Cost of living in Tripolis is 39% cheaper than in Minsk