Singapore City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Singapore City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3168	$496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7320	$1258
🏠 One person rent	$2164	$179
🏘️ Family rent	$4039	$341
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$192
🚐 Transport expenses	$273	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4523	$317
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	20
😀 Quality of life	97	46
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.29M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 539% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 81st and 8700th ($3168 vs $496) 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 1.4 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 8th and 6501st 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	$10.4	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.77	$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.1	$0.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$0.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.6	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2514	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1898	$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5063	$448
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3531	$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.4	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	17.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21434	$1419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7782	$413
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.52	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$82.6	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.3	$9.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.94	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.37	$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$4.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.16	$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$28.5	$0.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.01	$0.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.31	$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$5.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.9	$1.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$28.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1202	$73.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28407	$1179

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637

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