Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Ajdabiya and Benghazi

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Ajdabiya

🇱🇾 Libya

/mo nomad

Benghazi

🇱🇾 Libya

$420

/mo nomad

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.39 LYD 15.31

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$12.49 LYD 80.1

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$2.37 LYD 15.18

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.04 LYD 13.07

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.41 LYD 2.62

Cappuccino

$0.70 LYD 4.50

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.43 LYD 2.78

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.14 LYD 0.90

Milk (1 liter)

$0.76 LYD 4.87

White Bread (500g)

$0.19 LYD 1.19

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.41 LYD 9.08

Eggs

$1.69 LYD 10.87

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.32 LYD 40.52

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$2.80 LYD 17.94

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$11.21 LYD 71.9

Apples (1kg)

$2.30 LYD 14.75

Banana (1kg)

$1.73 LYD 11.07

Oranges (1kg)

$1.19 LYD 7.65

Tomato (1kg)

$0.75 LYD 4.84

Potato (1kg)

$0.82 LYD 5.27

Onion (1kg)

$0.59 LYD 3.81

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.35 LYD 2.22

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.23 LYD 1.48

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$2.41 LYD 15.45

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.56 LYD 3.60

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.79 LYD 5.09

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.83 LYD 11.76

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.54 LYD 9.86

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.30 LYD 1.91

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.02 LYD 0.14

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$12.3K LYD 79.1K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$14.7K LYD 94.2K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$4.50 LYD 28.89

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$18.51 LYD 119

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$17.63 LYD 113

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$3.81 LYD 24.43

Cinema Ticket

$6.35 LYD 40.70

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$78.6 LYD 504

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$350 LYD 2,242

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$41.65 LYD 267

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$34.51 LYD 221

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$42.93 LYD 275

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.4 LYD 439

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$188 LYD 1,204

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$115 LYD 740

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$435 LYD 2,793

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$253 LYD 1,622

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$263 LYD 1,688

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Ajdabiya: October 26, 2026

Last update for Benghazi: October 27, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Groceries & Markets

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$127 30.2%

Accommodation & Living

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$115 27.5%

Clothing & Footwear

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$84 20.1%

Eating Out

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$37 8.8%

Sport & Entertainment

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$30 7.2%

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$23 * 5.5%

Getting Around

Ajdabiya

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Benghazi

$3 * 0.7%

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know

🇱🇾 Ajdabiya

🇱🇾 Benghazi

🕒 Local time

02:50 2:50 AM

Same time as Ajdabiya

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

153,806

631,555

💱 Currency

Libyan Dinar LYD ل.د

📈 Exchange rate

1 LYD = 0.156 USD

1 LYD = 0.14 EUR

1 LYD = 0.156 USD

1 LYD = 0.14 EUR

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