Dushanbe vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dushanbe	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$672	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1801	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$290	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$532	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$155	$317
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	20
😀 Quality of life	36	46
🏙️ Population	863K	1.29M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 35% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7107th and 8700th ($672 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Tajikistan and Libya, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 7353rd and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Tripoli

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	Dushanbe	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.63	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.9	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.19	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.62	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$370	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$578	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$413	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.1	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.92%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$862	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$532	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.69	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.2	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.99	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.04	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.57	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.35	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.64	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.22	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.6	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$108	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13630	$1179

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$655
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$659
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$664
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$667
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$468
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$530
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$666
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$671
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$658
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$467
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$663
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$435
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$457
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$816
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$469
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$473
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$429
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$450
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$527
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$419
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$452
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$567
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$596
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$614
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$599
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1554
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$358
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$645
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$461
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$653
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$532
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$354
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$519
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$469
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$476
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$338
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$372
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$441

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