Amman vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Amman Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2290
$1282
🏠 One person rent
$368
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$582
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$356
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$52.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$623
$302
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
62
22
😀 Quality of life
70
50
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 82% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5708th and 8223rd ($962 vs $528) 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 0.6 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 2687th and 6265th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.73
$6.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.3
$35.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.48
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.68
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$433
$267
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.66%
15.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1284
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$799
$469
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.6
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.02
$6.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.23
$6.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$3.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$8.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$22.2
$1.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.97
$1.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.57
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.91
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.6
$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$1.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.3
$38.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$50.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$67.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6293
$1202

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$608
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$588
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$602
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1005
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$844
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1895
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1605
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1039
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$529
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1702
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$739
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1653
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1696
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1696
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1695
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$737
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1181
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1694
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1530
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1691
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1690
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$793
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1689
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$1734
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1864
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1694
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1699
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2121
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1687
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1772
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1366
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1454
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1696
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$1883
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1859
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2162
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1776
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2032

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$320
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$346
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$352
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$346
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$352
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$347
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$335
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$381
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$307
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1126
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1311
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1082
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1452
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1369
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1579
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1530
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1574
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1520
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1181
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$399
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$296
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$324
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$388
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$911
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1189
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1016
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$519
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$529
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$457
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1084
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$418
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1196
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$366
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$951
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1074
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$335
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$331
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1112