Karachi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$163
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
23
😀 Quality of life
54
35
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8914th and 8862nd ($434 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Libya, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6414th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Tripoli

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Karachi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$1048

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$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

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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