Kabul vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kabul	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$567	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1181	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$276	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$383	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.9	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	29	20
😀 Quality of life	21	48
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.29M

The cost of living in Kabul is 21% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7972nd and 8679th ($567 vs $470) 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 8953rd and 6385th 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	$2.48	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$10.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.27	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.97	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$0.57
🥤 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	$173	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$295	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$182	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.7	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$99	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.25%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$424	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$259	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.2	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.36	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.3	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.4	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.3	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.94	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.24	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.23	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.67	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$11.8	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.21	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.5	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.99	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$14.2	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41.8	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$22.2	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1370	$911

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$449
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$347
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$455
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$423
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$352
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$307
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$445
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$335
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$311
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$238
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$389
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$331
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$446
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$330
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$638
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$278
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$287
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$513
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$364
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$344
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$281
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$337
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$303
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$289
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$277
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$242
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$393
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$313
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$307
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$260
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$240
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$328
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$298
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$337
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$268
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$484

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936