Ottawa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2055
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4624
$1222
🏠 One person rent
$1212
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$1940
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$563
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3115
$336
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
50
20
😀 Quality of life
90
45
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.29M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 343% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1701st and 8801st ($2055 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 Ottawa compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Ottawa ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 162nd and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$0.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.82
$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1214
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2032
$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1649
$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.14%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4939
$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4597
$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$92
$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15
$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.07
$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.15
$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.46
$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.1
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.5
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$942
$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19030
$1187

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800

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