Singapore City vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Singapore City	Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3119	$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7114	$1102
🏠 One person rent	$2114	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$3790	$311
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$161
🚐 Transport expenses	$283	$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4401	$261
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	89	23
😀 Quality of life	97	35
🏙️ Population	5.87M	1.29M

The cost of living in Singapore City is 582% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 154th and 8862nd ($3119 vs $457) 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 5th and 8518th 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	$9.23	$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$60.3	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.88	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.22	$0.6
☕ Cappuccino	$5.08	$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.61	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2502	$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1849	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4534	$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3365	$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.84%	20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$23965	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7918	$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.6	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$7.12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.11	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27	$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.73	$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.02	$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.36	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.3	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.2	$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1383	$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31369	$1048

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Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663

Cities near Tripoli

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Zawiya	$316
66 km or 41 mi	Sabratha	$364
80 km or 50 mi	Gharyan	$372
103 km or 64 mi	Zuwarah	$367
104 km or 64 mi	Al-Khums	$389
110 km or 68 mi	Yafran	$382
187 km or 116 mi	Misrata	$394
305 km or 190 mi	Sfax	$495
308 km or 191 mi	Gabes	$408
355 km or 221 mi	Mosta	$1739
355 km or 221 mi	Marsaskala	$1512
356 km or 221 mi	Zabbar	$1715
356 km or 221 mi	Birkirkara	$1783
357 km or 222 mi	Naxxar	$1688
357 km or 222 mi	Valletta	$1810
358 km or 222 mi	San Gwann	$1749
358 km or 222 mi	Gzira	$1857
359 km or 223 mi	Sliema	$2130
359 km or 223 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1568
404 km or 251 mi	Sousse	$586
422 km or 262 mi	Kairouan	$456
442 km or 275 mi	Gafsa	$424
456 km or 284 mi	Nabeul	$513
472 km or 293 mi	Ragusa	$1342
476 km or 296 mi	Gela	$1101
488 km or 303 mi	Niscemi	$1224
495 km or 307 mi	Agrigento	$1101
504 km or 313 mi	Syracuse	$1279
516 km or 320 mi	Tunis	$620
516 km or 321 mi	La Marsa	$606
521 km or 323 mi	Aryanah	$537
543 km or 337 mi	Catania	$1318
545 km or 338 mi	Tebessa	$511
552 km or 343 mi	Marsala	$1185
575 km or 357 mi	Bizerte	$388
575 km or 357 mi	Trapani	$1077
583 km or 362 mi	Palermo	$1308
591 km or 367 mi	El Oued	$360
611 km or 380 mi	Souk Ahras	$410
624 km or 388 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1198