Dushanbe vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dushanbe	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$638	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$276	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$473	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.2	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$154	$291
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	20
😀 Quality of life	40	48
🏙️ Population	863K	1.29M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 36% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 7313th and 8679th ($638 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th 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 7225th and 6385th 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	$4.75	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$179	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$571	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$344	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.1	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.13%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$857	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$488	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.53	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.09	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.01	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.58	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.13	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.9	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$94	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13332	$911

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$629
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$632
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$647
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$672
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$473
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$562
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$680
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$682
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$692
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$445
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$682
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$674
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$449
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$416
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$437
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$785
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$488
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$479
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$416
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$446
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$558
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$434
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$399
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$475
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$651
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$515
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$567
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1662
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$347
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$529
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$479
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$532
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$311
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$564
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$449
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$455
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$352
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$335
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$423

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936