Kabul vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$195	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$312
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	30	20
😀 Quality of life	33	49
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.29M

The cost of living in Kabul is 0.5% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8842nd and 8852nd ($458 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Afghanistan and Libya, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8609th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Tripoli

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	Kabul	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$919

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161