Muscat vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Muscat Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1090
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2569
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$541
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1772
$336
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
31 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
70
45
🏙️ Population
1.42M
1.29M

The cost of living in Muscat is 135% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4892nd and 8801st ($1090 vs $464) 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Muscat ranked 1st best city to live in Oman vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 2404th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Muscat Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.18
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.86
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.83
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1144
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.4
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.9
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.4
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1296
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.37
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.25
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.37
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.24
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.33
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10296
$1187

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$967
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$780
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$585
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1239
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1844
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1540
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$2240
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1494
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2379
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1828
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$605
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$634
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$518
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$515
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$829
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$514
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1779
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$547
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1709
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$464
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$548
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$507
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1223
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1280
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1243
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$442
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$809
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$552
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$589
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$1068
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$563
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1056
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$897
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$557
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$546
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$901
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$551

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$368
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$396
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$387
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$392
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$418
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$404
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$436
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$448
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$377
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1346
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1325
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1415
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1524
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1486
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1583
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1555
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1624
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1749
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1384
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$495
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$410
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$386
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$443
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1106
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$941
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1077
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$971
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1098
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$535
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$549
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$465
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1161
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$459
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1019
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1137
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$349
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$364
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1058