Dubai vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
90
35
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.29M

The cost of living in Dubai is 429% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1039th and 8862nd ($2420 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Libya, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 203rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Tripoli

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Dubai Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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