Ottawa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
89
46
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 351% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1290th and 8700th ($2236 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 167th and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$0.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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