Kathmandu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$419
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1077
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$131
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$240
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$181
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.2
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$238
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
28
20
😀 Quality of life
46
45
🏙️ Population
846K
1.29M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 10% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8918th and 8801st ($419 vs $464) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Kathmandu ranked 1st best city to live in Nepal vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6495th and 6545th 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
$1.44
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.47
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$84.7
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$296
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$173
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.6
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.8
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.58
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.88%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2191
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.9
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.17
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.87
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.22
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.1
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$85.2
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3409
$1187

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$316
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$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
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300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
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$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
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$459
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$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
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$422
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$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
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$280
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$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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
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$348
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$938
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$1137
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$349
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$364
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$1058