Montreal vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4312
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$940
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1577
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$336
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
20
😀 Quality of life
93
45
🏙️ Population
1.8M
1.29M

The cost of living in Montreal is 300% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2225th and 8801st ($1857 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 51st and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Montreal Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.26
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1030
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$807
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1828
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1371
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.4
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.9
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.8
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6524
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4131
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.4
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.36
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.48
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.4
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.3
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.6
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$639
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5725
$1187

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Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1773
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1835
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1792
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2004
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1889
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1804
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1852
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1810
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1900
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1764
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1776
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1732
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1807
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1743
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1735
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1742
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1761
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1769
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1762
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1562
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1433
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1106
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1532
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1692

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