Calgary vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$1126
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$208
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$159
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$245
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	23
😀 Quality of life	90	34
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.29M

The cost of living in Calgary is 339% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1759th and 8771st ($2095 vs $478) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Tripoli. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 2nd in Libya, while ranked 187th and 8547th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Calgary	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$15.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$3.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$0.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$0.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$484
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	20.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$5.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$0.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$0.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$54.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$894

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$313
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$355
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$364
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$353
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$376
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$377
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$378
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$487
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$403
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1769
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1596
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1750
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1639
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1824
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1764
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1852
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2127
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$583
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$460
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$418
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$519
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1317
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1063
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1210
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1123
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1247
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$633
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$592
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$547
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1336
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$495
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1176
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$391
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1110
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1176
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$359
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$399
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1164