Sharjah vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Sharjah Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1503
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$963
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$1557
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$323
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2228
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
20
😀 Quality of life
83
46
🏙️ Population
1.25M
1.29M

The cost of living in Sharjah is 203% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3679th and 8700th ($1503 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th 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 1.5 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 386th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Sharjah Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.47
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.48
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.57
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.16
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$735
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1630
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1186
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.6%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6590
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4507
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.16
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.3
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.9
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.43
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.32
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.15
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.28
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.39
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.2
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.3
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.66
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$278
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5054
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1160