Kathmandu vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kathmandu Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$412
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1054
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$122
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$207
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$175
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$214
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
29
23
😀 Quality of life
51
35
🏙️ Population
846K
1.29M

The cost of living in Kathmandu is 10% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8958th and 8862nd ($412 vs $457) 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 6657th and 8518th 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
$1.72
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.3
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.81
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.69
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$163
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$78.3
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$289
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$141
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.24
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.2%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2071
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1335
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.4
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.55
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.56
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.67
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.2
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.43
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$20
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.13
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.62
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58.5
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.1
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3536
$1048

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$285
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$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
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$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360

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Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
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$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
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$1198