Sharjah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1612
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2987
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$1464
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1719
$291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
82
48
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 243% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3028th and 8679th ($1612 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.1 months in Sharjah compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Sharjah ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 359th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.21
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.34
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.84
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$888
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1495
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.4
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.65%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3596
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.8
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$6.95
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.49
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.38
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.52
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.44
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.03
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.77
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.25
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.9
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$269
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5193
$911

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541

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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