Sharjah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1473
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3212
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$912
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1543
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$338
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$106
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2465
$261
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
23
😀 Quality of life
87
35
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 222% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 4144th and 8862nd ($1473 vs $457) 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 1.7 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 352nd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.42
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.48
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.98
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$667
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1201
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1225
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$219
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$104
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.5%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8753
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6966
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.88
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.57
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.76
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.81
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.52
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.33
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.8
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.43
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$292
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7922
$1048

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492

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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