Ottawa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	20
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.29M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 360% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1744th and 8852nd ($2096 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 129th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Tripoli

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	Ottawa	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.1	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$919

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

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