Karaj vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Karaj	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$736	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1758	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$387	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$633	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$35.7	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$245	$336
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	76	20
😀 Quality of life	55	45
🏙️ Population	1.59M	1.29M

The cost of living in Karaj is 59% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 6734th and 8801st ($736 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Iran and Libya, respectively. Check Iran vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Karaj compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Karaj ranked 2nd best city to live in Iran vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5911th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karaj vs Tripoli

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	Karaj	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.99	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.3	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.01	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.6	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$1.1	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$293	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$882	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$547	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$8.55	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.2	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.34%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1254	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$628	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.56	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.1	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.75	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$0.76	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.47	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.5	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.32	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.31	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$20	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$1.5	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$130	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$823	$1187

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Cities near Karaj

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Mohammadshahr	$688
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Kamal Shahr	$686
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fardis	$688
13 km or 8.3 mi	Andisheh	$684
17 km or 10 mi	Qods	$698
17 km or 10 mi	Malard	$693
19 km or 12 mi	Shahriar	$698
33 km or 21 mi	Nasimshahr	$697
36 km or 22 mi	Nazarabad	$645
38 km or 24 mi	Eslamshahr	$700
38 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$675
43 km or 26 mi	Tehran	$788
46 km or 28 mi	Golestan	$714
50 km or 31 mi	Ray	$710
69 km or 43 mi	Qarchak	$681
74 km or 46 mi	Pakdasht	$680
77 km or 48 mi	Pardis	$665
79 km or 49 mi	Khak-e Ali	$599
87 km or 54 mi	Varamin	$651
100 km or 62 mi	Qazvin	$618
104 km or 65 mi	Saveh	$574
130 km or 81 mi	Qom	$488
144 km or 90 mi	Amol	$557
174 km or 108 mi	Babol	$458
177 km or 110 mi	Lahijan	$552
185 km or 115 mi	Qaem Shahr	$554
204 km or 127 mi	Rasht	$534
205 km or 128 mi	Sari	$658
208 km or 129 mi	Kashan	$562
220 km or 137 mi	Semnan	$580
225 km or 140 mi	Arak	$455
242 km or 150 mi	Zanjan	$466
249 km or 155 mi	Hamadan	$443
259 km or 161 mi	Malayer	$469
294 km or 183 mi	Borujerd	$505
311 km or 193 mi	Dorud	$513
333 km or 207 mi	Shahin Shahr	$507
334 km or 208 mi	Gorgan	$685
350 km or 218 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$510
354 km or 220 mi	Khorramabad	$554

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