Shouldn't it be "live in"?

English as a Second Language
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Agreeing with Jeannie, a TikToker emphasized that Singapore is an exceptionally costly place to live.

Shouldn’t it be “live in”?

Thanks.

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Could someone please help?

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Yes, you are right.

But, many a time, I have seen users of English, particularly Americans, writing and saying ‘A good place to live’.

However, if it is expanded to a clause, the preposition ‘in’ may not appear as in this sentence: … Singapore is an exceptionally costly place where people cannot live.

If you use the relative pronoun ‘which’, it will become necessary as in: …Singapore is an exceptionally costly place which people cannot live in. (place in which people cannot live.)

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