Dhaka vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$141	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$312
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	73	20
😀 Quality of life	57	49
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 2% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8829th and 8852nd ($464 vs $455) 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 0.4 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 6151st and 6694th 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	$2.14	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$919

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

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