Amman vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$392
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
23
😀 Quality of life
73
35
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 122% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5560th and 8862nd ($1013 vs $457) 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 0.4 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 2560th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Tripoli

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Amman Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$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
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198