Amman vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1004
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2435
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$383
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$651
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$667
$317
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
68
46
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 102% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5667th and 8700th ($1004 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Libya, respectively. Check Jordan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3456th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.7
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.73
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.4
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.53
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$775
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$473
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.2
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.2%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1262
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.2
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.48
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.23
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.08
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.51
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.25
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.5
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.11
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.07
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.5
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$248
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5207
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$692
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$598
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$630
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$952
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$730
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2037
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1536
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$934
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$707
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1835
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$721
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1400
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1868
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1853
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1838
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$705
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1614
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1768
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1872
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$847
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1866
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2115
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1769
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1918
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1544
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2098
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1836
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1651
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1674
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1917
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1996
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2085
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1651
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2154
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1741
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2020

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160