Al Ain vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3246
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$889
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$1511
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$388
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.3
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3712
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
38
20
😀 Quality of life
82
49
🏙️ Population
767K
1.29M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 218% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4123rd and 8852nd ($1449 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 2.6 months in Al Ain compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 588th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.58
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.5
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.34
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.42
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$5.14
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$791
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.8
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$90.3
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.02%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2045
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1226
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.6
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.17
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.23
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.89
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.58
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.38
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.8
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$602
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5433
$919

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$2514
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$1398
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$1730
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$792
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1078
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1081
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1849
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1770
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$573
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$530
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$568
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1201
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1237
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$529
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$1230
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$534
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$624
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$557
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$908
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1008
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$873
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$553
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$930
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$761
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$604
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$530
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$453
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$477
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$503
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$808
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$817
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$463
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$545

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$350
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$387
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$382
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$381
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$406
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$394
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$434
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$480
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$398
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1579
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1471
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1577
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1720
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1666
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1770
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1697
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1739
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1951
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$552
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$409
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$487
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1271
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1161
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1234
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1085
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1232
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$577
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$607
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$529
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1298
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$502
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1141
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$375
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1046
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$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
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$1161