SingaporeSingapore

Romania

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SingaporeSingapore = 1×

RomaniaRomania vs SingaporeSingapore
Overall verdict

RomaniaRomania is about 0.90× SingaporeSingapore.

Average across 4 categories, 5 items with data

The shape of prices (vs SingaporeSingapore = 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 SingaporeSingapore Singapore = 1× RomaniaRomania is pricier →
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.28
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×0.95
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.79
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.69

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.

  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.28
    RomaniaRomania S$88.13 EUR 59.99
    SingaporeSingapore S$69.00 SGD 69
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.95
    RomaniaRomania S$0.28 USD 0.222
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.82
    RomaniaRomania S$2.48 USD 1.911
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.77
    RomaniaRomania S$2.71 USD 2.087
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.69
    RomaniaRomania S$5.12 RON 17.45
    SingaporeSingapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index

See what really changed Romania

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+65%
in RON
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.