Quebec City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Quebec City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1632	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3776	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$826	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$1323	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$136	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2731	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	38	20
😀 Quality of life	88	49
🏙️ Population	549K	1.29M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 258% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 3402nd and 8852nd ($1632 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 116th and 1st in Canada and Libya, respectively. Check Canada vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Quebec City compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Quebec City ranked 25th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 300th and 6694th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quebec City vs Tripoli

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	Quebec City	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.4	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.99	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.85	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$714	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1419	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1141	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.88%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9628	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3472	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.5	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.6	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.17	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.02	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.04	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.14	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.71	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.04	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$79	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.1	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.8	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$816	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6103	$919

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763

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