Karachi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karachi	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$442	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1064	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$188	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$342	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$147	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.1	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$179	$336
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	50	45
🏙️ Population	14.9M	1.29M

The cost of living in Karachi is 5% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8872nd and 8801st ($442 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6253rd and 6545th 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	$1.99	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.2	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$142	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$97.4	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$316	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$197	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.17%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$545	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$359	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.21	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.29	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.53	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.15	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.49	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.04	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.65	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.37	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$16.7	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.05	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.95	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.8	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$57.6	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$50.7	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1405	$1187

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Cities near Karachi

Distance	City	Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi	Hyderabad	$334
208 km or 129 mi	Nawabshah	$325
213 km or 132 mi	Mirpur Khas	$394
324 km or 201 mi	Larkana	$338
324 km or 201 mi	Bhuj	$288
366 km or 227 mi	Sukkur	$339
406 km or 252 mi	Jacobabad	$325
445 km or 277 mi	Porbandar	$333
480 km or 298 mi	Rajkot	$311
564 km or 351 mi	Mehsana	$389
593 km or 368 mi	Quetta	$266
601 km or 374 mi	Ahmedabad	$452
604 km or 375 mi	Gandhinagar	$415
626 km or 389 mi	Bhavnagar	$298
629 km or 391 mi	Jodhpur	$366
643 km or 399 mi	Pali	$324
643 km or 399 mi	Nadiad	$382
645 km or 401 mi	Chabahar	$585
675 km or 419 mi	Udaipur	$310
679 km or 422 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
683 km or 425 mi	Bahawalpur	$342
683 km or 425 mi	Iranshahr	$605
692 km or 430 mi	Vadodara	$376
711 km or 442 mi	Godhra	$371
719 km or 447 mi	Bikaner	$297
723 km or 449 mi	Surat	$771
736 km or 457 mi	Multan	$392
745 km or 463 mi	Navsari	$286
761 km or 473 mi	Kandahar	$468
769 km or 478 mi	Bhilwara	$340
775 km or 482 mi	Khanewal	$361
785 km or 488 mi	Ajmer	$279
792 km or 492 mi	Lashkargah	$476
796 km or 494 mi	Zahedan	$829
812 km or 504 mi	Burewala	$356
836 km or 519 mi	Ratlam	$311
845 km or 525 mi	Vasai	$284
865 km or 537 mi	Muscat	$1090
866 km or 538 mi	Sikar	$350
874 km or 543 mi	Zabol	$552

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058