Karachi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1029
$1101
🏠 One person rent
$168
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$274
$276
🍽️ Food expenses
$146
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.4
$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$132
$312
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
54
49
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Karachi is 6% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8915th and 8852nd ($430 vs $455) 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 0.3 months in Karachi compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6371st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.75
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.3
$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.41
$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.05
$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$115
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.8
$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$204
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$133
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.46%
17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$579
$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$371
$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.76
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.37
$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.13
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.36
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.24
$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.76
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.17
$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.4
$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.27
$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.95
$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$18.6
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.1
$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$67.6
$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1491
$919

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$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558

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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