Portland vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Portland	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2579	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6206	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$1561	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$2793	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4648	$291
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	20
😀 Quality of life	88	48
🏙️ Population	653K	1.29M

The cost of living in Portland is 449% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 564th and 8679th ($2579 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 175th and 6385th 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	$16.3	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.6	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.27	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1290	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3075	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2348	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4914	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3836	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.86	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.98	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.4	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.1	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1698	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19330	$911

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$377
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$386
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$407
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$390
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$398
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$340
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$435
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$328
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1338
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1372
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1278
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1469
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1657
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1608
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1708
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$1670
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1583
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$423
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$433
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$390
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$418
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1120
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$927
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1027
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$983
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1103
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$514
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$596
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$466
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1163
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$474
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1050
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$355
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$979
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1150
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$388
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$371
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$936