Montreal vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Montreal	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1903	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4337	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$969	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1582	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$579	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2945	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	95	49
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in Montreal is 318% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2306th and 8852nd ($1903 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 Montreal compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Montreal ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 46th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Tripoli

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	Montreal	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.78	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.93	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.98	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1055	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$839	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1821	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6195	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4493	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.8	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.31	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.63	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.32	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.39	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$133	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.2	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$509	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4789	$919

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811

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