Kathmandu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$443
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1153
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$147
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$283
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$188
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$317
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
846K
1.29M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 11% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8885th and 8700th ($443 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Nepal and Libya, respectively. Check Nepal vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6524th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kathmandu vs Tripoli

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Kathmandu Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.48
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.71
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$1.71
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$97.7
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$359
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$208
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$22.3
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.76%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2306
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.86
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.99
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.96
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.3
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.33
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.84
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.5
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.7
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4063
$1179

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$311
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$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$388
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$398
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$388
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$402
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$432
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$412
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$419
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$462
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$375
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1434
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1341
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1334
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1591
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1649
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1643
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1747
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$1771
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1649
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$482
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$453
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$403
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$442
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1172
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$990
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1134
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1031
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1188
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$563
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$522
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$490
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1229
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$492
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1086
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$344
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1005
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$1211
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$373
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$386
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$1160