Karachi vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$995
$1199
🏠 One person rent
$174
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$312
$362
🍽️ Food expenses
$142
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.5
$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$291
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
63
20
😀 Quality of life
53
48
🏙️ Population
14.9M
1.29M

The cost of living in Karachi is 11% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8902nd and 8679th ($417 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 6078th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Karachi Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.9
$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.5
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.9
$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$93.1
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$316
$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$179
$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.9
$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.14%
17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$584
$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$336
$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.45
$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.18
$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.94
$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.25
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.22
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.03
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.92
$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.36
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.07
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.05
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.64
$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.3
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.7
$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1093
$911

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$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546

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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