Quebec City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Quebec City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1791	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4030	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$919	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$1392	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$142	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2544	$317
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	39	20
😀 Quality of life	86	46
🏙️ Population	549K	1.29M

The cost of living in Quebec City is 261% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 2544th and 8700th ($1791 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 95th 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 Quebec City compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Quebec City ranked 26th best city to live in Canada vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 316th and 6501st 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	$18.6	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.3	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.62	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.48	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$837	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1444	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1178	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.5	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.12%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8764	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3034	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.8	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.6	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.09	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.62	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.21	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.2	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.19	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.32	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.3	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.5	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.9	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$850	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6253	$1179

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Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751

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