Al Ain vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1126
🏠 One person rent
$900
$208
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$349
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$245
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
38
23
😀 Quality of life
82
34
🏙️ Population
767K
1.29M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 205% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4139th and 8771st ($1455 vs $478) 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 562nd and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$894

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$1355
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$1791
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$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
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$1193
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$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
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$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
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$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
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$1218
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$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
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$1059
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$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
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$717
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$816
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$459
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$313
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$355
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$364
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$353
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$376
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$377
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$378
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$487
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$403
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1769
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1596
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1750
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1769
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1639
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1824
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1764
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1852
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2127
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$1521
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$583
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$460
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$418
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$519
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1317
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1063
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1210
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1123
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1247
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$633
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$592
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$547
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1336
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$495
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1176
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$391
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$1110
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$1176
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$359
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$399
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$1164