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Ottawa vs. Tripoli Cost of Living Summary

Ottawa is 7.0 times more expensive than Tripoli.

Restaurants: pay 6.3 times more in Ottawa
Groceries: pay 3.9 times more in Ottawa
Transportation: pay 10.9 times more in Ottawa
Housing: pay 6.0 times more in Ottawa
Childcare: pay 15.4 times more in Ottawa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8 times more in Ottawa
Clothing: pay 63.2% more in Ottawa

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ottawa are more expensive than in Tripoli. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Ottawa.

Ottawa vs. Tripoli Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ottawa instead of Tripoli, you would:

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pay 6.3 times more for restaurants

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.63 LYD27.860	$17.96 CA$26.01	+218.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.10 LYD20.260	$10.78 CA$15.61	+163.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LYD2.490	$2.17 CA$3.14	+330.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.10 LYD0.510	$1.53 CA$2.22	+1394.6%
Average			+526.7%

Tripoli vs. Ottawa - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.27 LYD1.320	$2.65 CA$3.84	+890.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.57 LYD12.730	$6.28 CA$9.09	+144.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.05 LYD20.010	$9.92 CA$14.37	+145.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 LYD7.310	$3.31 CA$4.80	+124.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.59 LYD7.850	$5.89 CA$8.53	+270.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LYD4.370	$1.93 CA$2.80	+119.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 LYD2.830	$0.64 CA$0.92	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.36 LYD1.760	$1.44 CA$2.09	+304.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 LYD1.230	$1.69 CA$2.44	+581.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 LYD1.470	$1.20 CA$1.74	+303.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.32 LYD1.600	$1.31 CA$1.89	+304.1%
Average			+290.8%

Tripoli vs. Ottawa - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.9 times more for transportation

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.12 LYD0.580	$4.15 CA$6.01	+3467.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.74 LYD112.480	$92.50 CA$133.96	+306.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,851.83 LYD73,451.140	$24,412.64 CA$35,353.16	+64.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.32 LYD46.100	$18.80 CA$27.22	+101.7%
Average			+985.2%

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pay 6.0 times more for housing

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.49 LYD101.310	$50.21 CA$72.72	+145.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$210.71 LYD1,042.070	$1,425.51 CA$2,064.36	+576.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.23 LYD644.050	$1,269.57 CA$1,838.52	+874.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.36 LYD130.380	$131.33 CA$190.19	+398.2%
Average			+498.7%

Tripoli vs. Ottawa - Cost of housing

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pay 15.4 times more for childcare

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$72.27 LYD357.410	$999.72 CA$1,447.75	+1283.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,170.59 LYD5,789.250	$19,936.07 CA$28,870.42	+1603.1%
Average			+1443.2%

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pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.72 LYD3.550	$5.75 CA$8.32	+701.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.60 LYD2.960	$3.71 CA$5.37	+519.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.15 LYD10.640	$12.93 CA$18.73	+501.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.63 LYD131.710	$46.27 CA$67.01	+73.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.12 LYD25.330	$10.78 CA$15.61	+110.4%
Average			+381.3%

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pay 63.2% more for clothing

	Tripoli	Ottawa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.22 LYD149.440	$57.20 CA$82.83	+89.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.67 LYD196.210	$44.39 CA$64.28	+11.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.09 LYD257.620	$97.78 CA$141.59	+87.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.60 LYD334.330	$110.86 CA$160.54	+64.0%
Average			+63.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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