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Hawthorne Bridge and downtown, Portland
PortlandHawthorne Bridge and downtown
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Portland by Cacophony, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Portland or Tbilisi?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Portland for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Portland’s own page.

Choose Tbilisi for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Portland 20, Tbilisi 7: Portland leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Portland 68, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Portland 38, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Portland 52, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Portland 84, Tbilisi 58: Portland leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Portland 58, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Portland 55, Tbilisi 45: Portland leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Portland 62, Tbilisi 52: Portland leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Portland 52, Tbilisi 42: Portland leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Portland 38, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Portland 55, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Portland 42, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Portland and Tbilisi.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Portland
52match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Portland in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
15 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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PortlandTbilisi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Portland: 1991-2020 normals, Portland International Airport (9.8 km from centre). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePortlandTbilisi
Official language-Georgian
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Lari (GEL)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-8, UTC-7 in summerUTC+4
Emergency number911112
Elevation152 m575 m
Main airportPortland International Airport (PDX)10 km from centre88 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasurePortlandTbilisi
City population652,5031,331,485
People per km²1,7361,849
Museums within 10 km1729
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.