Amman vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1009
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2449
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$398
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$666
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$312
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
64
20
😀 Quality of life
71
49
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 122% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5492nd and 8852nd ($1009 vs $455) 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 0.5 months in Amman compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 3561st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.09
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.11
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$267
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$714
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$484
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.3
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.06%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1472
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$886
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.48
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.54
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.53
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.37
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.65
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.4
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.27
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.46
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.02
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.66
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.2
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.25
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$255
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5786
$919

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$548
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$748
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1072
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$915
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2447
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1732
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$987
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$718
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2100
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$837
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1747
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2150
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2153
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2108
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$807
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1817
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1998
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2153
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1021
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2142
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2347
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2124
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2214
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1808
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2191
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2135
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1855
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1850
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2290
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2286
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2937
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1974
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2440
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1947
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2303

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$350
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$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
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1301
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$361
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$403
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1161