Amman vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$358
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$291
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
69
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.29M

The cost of living in Amman is 109% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5457th and 8679th ($981 vs $470) 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 3121st and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amman Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.38
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$377
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$386
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$407
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$390
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$398
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$340
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$435
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$328
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1338
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1372
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1278
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1469
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1657
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1608
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1708
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1670
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1583
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$423
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$433
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$390
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$418
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1120
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$927
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1027
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$983
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1103
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$514
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$596
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$466
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1163
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$474
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1050
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$355
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$979
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1150
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$388
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$371
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$936