Kuwait City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kuwait City Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1393
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$698
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1494
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$207
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2507
$336
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
43
20
😀 Quality of life
75
45
🏙️ Population
2.99M
1.29M

The cost of living in Kuwait City is 200% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3893rd and 8801st ($1393 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Kuwait and Libya, respectively. Check Kuwait vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Kuwait City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Kuwait City ranked 1st best city to live in Kuwait vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 1114th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kuwait City vs Tripoli

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Kuwait City Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.2
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.17
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.26
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$5.73
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$786
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$597
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1716
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1333
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.12%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6776
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2989
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$39.3
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$7.99
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.79
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.63
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.93
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.28
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.57
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.93
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$119
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.7
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.1
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$398
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6378
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
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$740
82 km or 51 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
82 km or 51 mi Al-Faw
$736
112 km or 69 mi Abadan
$547
116 km or 72 mi Az Zubayr
$723
119 km or 74 mi Khorramshahr
$544
125 km or 78 mi Basra
$904
176 km or 110 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
226 km or 141 mi Ahvaz
$597
250 km or 155 mi Nasiriyah
$672
257 km or 159 mi Behbahan
$536
281 km or 174 mi Bushehr
$551
285 km or 177 mi Amarah
$683
308 km or 192 mi Shushtar
$562
311 km or 193 mi Masjed Soleyman
$552
312 km or 194 mi Jubail
$901
314 km or 195 mi Borazjan
$546
328 km or 204 mi Izeh
$525
337 km or 209 mi Samawah
$582
337 km or 209 mi Qatif
$897
337 km or 210 mi Dezful
$583
344 km or 214 mi Andimeshk
$577
356 km or 221 mi Kazerun
$557
375 km or 233 mi Yasuj
$529
388 km or 241 mi Dammam
$1056
405 km or 252 mi Kut
$626
406 km or 252 mi Dhahran
$1068
412 km or 256 mi Al Diwaniyah
$467
428 km or 266 mi Shahr-e Kord
$397
435 km or 270 mi Manama
$1280
436 km or 271 mi Isa Town
$1243
441 km or 274 mi Riffa
$1223
442 km or 275 mi Shiraz
$589
452 km or 281 mi Kufa
$570
456 km or 284 mi Najaf
$587
456 km or 284 mi Khorramabad
$554
468 km or 291 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
469 km or 292 mi Marvdasht
$563
470 km or 292 mi Dorud
$513
473 km or 294 mi Shahreza
$502

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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