Al Ain vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1457
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3132
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$903
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1411
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$385
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3660
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
38
23
😀 Quality of life
84
35
🏙️ Population
767K
1.29M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 218% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4207th and 8862nd ($1457 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Libya, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Al Ain ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 505th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.72
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.36
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.51
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$5.11
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$782
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$728
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1388
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.2
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$87.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2374
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.8
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.45
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.7
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.88
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.1
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.45
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.3
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$576
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6189
$1048

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$1373
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$1710
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$796
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1080
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1135
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2014
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1923
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$575
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$545
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$575
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1109
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1309
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$541
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$1192
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$545
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$627
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$563
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$931
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1037
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$823
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$565
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$613
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$547
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$465
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$489
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$523
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$813
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$825
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$487
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
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$316
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$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
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$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
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$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
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$1198