Kabul vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1051
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$200
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$280
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$163
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$75.2
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$120
$261
😷 Air quality
Unhealthy
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
33
23
😀 Quality of life
25
35
🏙️ Population
5.33M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kabul is 3% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8823rd and 8862nd ($473 vs $457) 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 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 8992nd and 8518th 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
$2.79
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$9.56
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.38
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$108
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.2
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.5
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$85.8
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.8%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$300
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.53
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.25
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.02
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.07
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.37
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.16
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.55
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.7
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.45
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.6
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.13
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.1
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$20.2
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1540
$1048

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$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467

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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