Ottawa vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$261
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	23
😀 Quality of life	92	35
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.29M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 366% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 1668th and 8862nd ($2133 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 123rd and 8518th 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	$16.4	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$1048

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

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