Edmonton vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	63	20
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.29M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 300% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2644th and 8852nd ($1823 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th 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 Edmonton compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 171st and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$919

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$350
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$387
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$382
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$381
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$406
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$394
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$434
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$480
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$398
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1579
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1471
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1577
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1720
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1666
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1770
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1697
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1739
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1951
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1521
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$552
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$409
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1271
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1161
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1234
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1085
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1232
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$577
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$607
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$529
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1298
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$502
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1141
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$375
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1046
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1301
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$361
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$403
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1161