Romania
Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Singapore = 1×
Overall verdict
Romania is about 0.90×
Singapore.
Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Singapore = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Singapore. A bar running right means Romania is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
Singapore
Singapore = 1×
Romania is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Romania, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.3× what it does in Singapore — but Big Mac costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28
Romania S$88.13 EUR 59.99
Singapore S$69.00 SGD 69
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.95
Romania S$0.28 USD 0.222
Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82
Romania S$2.48 USD 1.911
Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77
Romania S$2.71 USD 2.087
Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69
Romania S$5.12 RON 17.45
Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
10.6 → 17.45
10.6 → 17.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+47%
in SGD
It rose 65% in local currency, but 47% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Romania's inflation.