Dhaka vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$118	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$336
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	54	45
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 7% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8899th and 8801st ($430 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Libya, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5971st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Tripoli

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	Dhaka	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$1187

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Tripoli

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