Calgary vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Calgary	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2077	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4598	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1226	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$1942	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3168	$336
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	53	20
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.29M

The cost of living in Calgary is 347% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1646th and 8801st ($2077 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 0.7 months in Tripoli. Calgary ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 153rd and 6545th 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	$15.2	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.7	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.97	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1222	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$991	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2053	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1592	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.4	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.03%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3283	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3066	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.8	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.47	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.68	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.4	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$841	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16603	$1187

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$368
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$396
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$387
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$392
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$418
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$404
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$436
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$448
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$377
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1346
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1415
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1486
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1583
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1555
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1624
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1749
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$495
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$410
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$386
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$443
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1106
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$941
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1077
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$971
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1098
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$535
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$549
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$465
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1161
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$459
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1019
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$348
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$938
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1137
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$349
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$364
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058