Calgary vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2118
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4745
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$1202
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1911
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$591
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3199
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
53
23
😀 Quality of life
90
35
🏙️ Population
1.31M
1.29M

The cost of living in Calgary is 363% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1716th and 8862nd ($2118 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 209th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Tripoli

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Calgary Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.29
$0.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1224
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$957
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2059
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1544
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.8
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.55%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3738
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3570
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.79
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.5
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.63
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.56
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.4
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.1
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.2
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.8
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$830
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15430
$1048

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106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934

Cities near Tripoli

Distance City Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi Zawiya
$316
66 km or 41 mi Sabratha
$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
583 km or 362 mi Palermo
$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198