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yea the lives games are much easier, i'd say add 3 levels as a very broad guess. Like 1/2NL online is equal to 5/10NL live, (2/4NL, 3/6NL) etc if u get that

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This is only sort of true. The key thing is that the games are different. An average 5/10NL live game is going to play very differently than a 1/2NL game. First of all, the stacks are very likely to be much deeper. There are plenty of uncapped 5/10NL games around and even those with caps might have a 1500 cap (150 BB's). As the game develops and people reload the game can get very deep. Second, you are likely to play for a longer time with the same people, so individual reads become much more important. Third, there are likely to be variations like straddles and time pots that don't exist online. Fourth, "typical" bet sizes are going to be different, especially preflop. Fifth, B&M at a casino or cardroom is much more likely to be full ring than short handed. Sixth, the frequency of bluffing is probably different.

Skills developed online probably transfer easier to B&M than vice versa but it is not automatic. I guarantee that someone who was a successful 1/2 online player who sits dowwn for the first time at a 5/10 B&M game is going to be a bit at sea for the first few hours.