Libya vs Serbia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Libya Serbia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$401
$1112
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$971
$2632
🏠 One person rent
$154
$572
🏘️ Family rent
$253
$961
🍽️ Food expenses
$147
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$68.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$285
$1041
💸 GDP per capita
$6569
$13679
😃 Human freedom index
4.67
7.06
❤️ Life expectancy
69.3
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
33
🌐 English speaking %
2%
55%
🎓 Higher education
35
83
😀 Quality of life
30
64
🏙️ Population
7.38M
6.59M

The average cost of living in Libya ($401) is 64% less expensive than in Serbia ($1112). Libya ranked 195th vs 80th for Serbia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Libya compared to 0.9 months in Serbia. Ranked 152nd and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Libya vs Serbia

We calculate prices for Libya and Serbia as a population-weighted mean of 13 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Libya Serbia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.11
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$11.6
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.71
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.61
$3.05
 Cappuccino
$0.48
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$191
$539
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.2
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$1059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.1
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.4
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.05%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$528
$3976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$219
$2518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.3
$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$10
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.41
$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.2
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.27
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$9.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$6.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.3
$8.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.72
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.84
$7.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.64
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.02
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.4
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.7
$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.9
$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$57.8
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$865
$8451

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Cities Comparison in Libya vs Serbia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Libya

City Cost of living Population
Misrata
$378
881K
Tripoli
$478
1.29M
Benghazi
$378
632K
Ajdabiya
$366
416K
Al-Khums
$376
202K
Zawiya
$313
199K
Tobruk
$360
136K
Gharyan
$364
123K
Sabha
$360
99K
Sabratha
$355
102K
Derna
$358
90K
Zuwarah
$353
80.3K
Yafran
$377
72.7K

In Serbia

City Cost of living Population
Belgrade
$1349
1.2M
Novi Sad
$1168
260K
Nis
$830
183K
Pristina
$718
227K
Kragujevac
$932
151K
Subotica
$848
106K
Valjevo
$841
90.3K
Cacak
$826
71.9K
Novi Pazar
$832
66.5K
Mitrovica
$581
71.6K