Edmonton vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	64	23
😀 Quality of life	90	35
🏙️ Population	1.01M	1.29M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 311% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2524th and 8862nd ($1878 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 193rd and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Tripoli

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	Edmonton	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$1048

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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