Kabul vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kabul	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$599	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1271	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$285	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$403	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.7	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$188	$317
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	13	46
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.29M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7801st and 8700th ($599 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 9123rd and 6501st 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	$2.69	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.83	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.92	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.75	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$1.82	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.3	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.36%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$451	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$274	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.2	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.29	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.32	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.32	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.56	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.24	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.34	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$13.6	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.1	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$23.8	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1452	$1179

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$469
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$358
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$476
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$441
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$338
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$374
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$467
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$372
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$354
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$323
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$439
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$450
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$456
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$672
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$328
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$521
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$373
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$277
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$344
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$319
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$330
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$273
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$388
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$285
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$371
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$312
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$280
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$358
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$335
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$308
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$487

Cities near Tripoli

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