Singapore City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Singapore City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3007	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6888	$1199
🏠 One person rent	$2075	$181
🏘️ Family rent	$3850	$362
🍽️ Food expenses	$539	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4634	$291
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	20
😀 Quality of life	98	48
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.29M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 540% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 133rd and 8679th ($3007 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Singapore and Libya, respectively. Check Singapore vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Singapore City compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Singapore City ranked 1st best city to live in Singapore vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 4th and 6385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Singapore City vs Tripoli

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	Singapore City	Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.57	$6.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.31	$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$0.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$0.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.59	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2587	$203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1768	$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4669	$476
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3392	$247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	17.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20493	$1408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12922	$425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.17	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.86	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$0.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.44	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$4.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.2	$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.9	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$0.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$0.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$96	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.4	$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$1.49
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.6	$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1175	$68.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26424	$911

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544

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