Montreal vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Montreal	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1954	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4616	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$986	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1716	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2805	$317
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	20
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.29M

The cost of living in Montreal is 294% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2002nd and 8700th ($1954 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Montreal ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 60th and 6501st 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	$16.6	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.2	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.2	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2012	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1492	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.7	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7494	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4431	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.2	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.92	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.65	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.67	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$121	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.8	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.4	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.7	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6957	$1179

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$388
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$398
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$388
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$402
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$432
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$412
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$419
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$462
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$375
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1434
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1341
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1334
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1591
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1649
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1643
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1747
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1771
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1649
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$482
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$403
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$442
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1172
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$990
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1134
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1188
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$563
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$522
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$490
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1229
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$492
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1086
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$344
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1005
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1211
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$373
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$386
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1160