Chittagong vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chittagong	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$358	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$882	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$93	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$155	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$180	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$46	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$182	$312
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	45	20
😀 Quality of life	50	49
🏙️ Population	2.58M	1.29M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 21% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 9061st and 8852nd ($358 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Bangladesh and Libya, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Chittagong compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 6631st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Tripoli

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	Chittagong	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.08	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.8	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.62	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.82	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$1.63	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$115	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$53.3	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$213	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$96.2	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$14	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.8	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.5%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$728	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$421	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.12	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.9	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.11	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.58	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.66	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$15.9	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.33	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$8.04	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.96	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$22.5	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$55.2	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$27	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1379	$919

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161