Dhaka vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dhaka	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$428	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1078	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$121	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$235	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.7	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$282	$317
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	72	20
😀 Quality of life	54	46
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 14% less expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 8916th and 8700th ($428 vs $496) 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 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5968th and 6501st 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	$1.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.5	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.57	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.18	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.07	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$77.4	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$293	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$167	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.7	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1008	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$531	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.51	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.68	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.22	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.18	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.68	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.4	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.65	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.97	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.1	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.13	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.4	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.2	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.4	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$45.9	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1444	$1179

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160