Portland vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$1222
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$359
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$62
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	20
😀 Quality of life	90	45
🏙️ Population	653K	1.29M

The cost of living in Portland is 466% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 603rd and 8801st ($2629 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd and 1st in the United States and Libya, respectively. Check the United States vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 157th and 6545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Tripoli

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	Portland	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$4.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$0.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$263
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$33.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1382
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$22.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$1.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$2.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$1.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$0.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$1.47
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$23.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$1187

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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