Muscat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1126
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2744
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$569
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1098
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1705
$291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
20
😀 Quality of life
68
48
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Muscat is 140% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4635th and 8679th ($1126 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Oman and Libya, respectively. Check Oman vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 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 3535th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.2
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.5
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$587
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$391
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1239
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$845
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1789
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1167
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.29
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.7
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.35
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.84
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.06
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8464
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646

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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