Portland vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2572
$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6077
$1258
🏠 One person rent
$1546
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$2651
$341
🍽️ Food expenses
$653
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4802
$317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
20
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
653K
1.29M

The cost of living in Portland is 419% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 662nd and 8700th ($2572 vs $496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 590th 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 0.6 months in Tripoli. Portland ranked 32nd best city to live in the United States vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 141st and 6501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.4
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$0.73
 Cappuccino
$5.04
$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1608
$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1292
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2860
$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2275
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3653
$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3326
$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.82
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.1
$9.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.12
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.99
$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.52
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.16
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.9
$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.33
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$6.97
$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.02
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.6
$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.4
$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1700
$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16661
$1179

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2372
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2288
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2246
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2363
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2293
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2212
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2121
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2234
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2212
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2406
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2482
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$2092
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2109
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2019
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2155
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2577
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$1974
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2252
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2534
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2435
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2307
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2589
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2417
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1778
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2774
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2655
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2348
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2797
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2449
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2172
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1908
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2819
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2512
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2515
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2489

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