Muscat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1135
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2617
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$560
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$941
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1786
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
42
23
😀 Quality of life
74
35
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Muscat is 148% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4940th and 8862nd ($1135 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Oman and Libya, respectively. Check Oman vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Muscat compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2105th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Muscat vs Tripoli

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Muscat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.21
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.76
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$371
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1059
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$678
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.4
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.2
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.24%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1728
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1539
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.6
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.63
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.08
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.07
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.53
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.26
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.18
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.51
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10792
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1080
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$796
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$575
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1214
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1457
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2183
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1473
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2420
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$627
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$575
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$563
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$813
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$545
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$2014
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$545
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1923
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$761
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$541
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$613
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1109
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1309
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1192
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$434
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$825
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$565
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$931
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$547
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1037
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$823
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$523
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$489
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$928
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$465

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