Montreal vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Montreal	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1928	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$992	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1658	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3005	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	23
😀 Quality of life	96	35
🏙️ Population	1.8M	1.29M

The cost of living in Montreal is 322% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2284th and 8862nd ($1928 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 11th and 8518th 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	$16.8	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1085	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$852	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1939	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1436	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.8	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$79.4	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5305	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4101	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.38	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.89	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.53	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.1	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$568	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5550	$1048

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2080
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1923
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2047
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1861
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1918
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1930
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1852
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1838
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1935
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1896
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1458
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1142
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1805

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