Portland vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Portland	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2684	$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6281	$1101
🏠 One person rent	$1609	$168
🏘️ Family rent	$2681	$276
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$56.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5052	$312
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	88	20
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	653K	1.29M

The cost of living in Portland is 489% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 587th and 8852nd ($2684 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 516th 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 1.9 months in Portland compared to 0.7 months in Tripoli. Portland ranked 39th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 139th and 6694th 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	$17.7	$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$3.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$0.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1736	$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1326	$97.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2950	$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$17.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$27.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.4	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$7.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.87	$0.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.87	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.13	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$1.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.69	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$1.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$1.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.06	$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.71	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.1	$1.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.9	$23
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$50.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1740	$53.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19200	$919

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745

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