SingaporeSingapore

Russia

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: SingaporeSingapore = 1×

RussiaRussia vs SingaporeSingapore
Overall verdict

RussiaRussia is about 0.24× SingaporeSingapore.

Average across 3 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 Russia 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× RussiaRussia is pricier →
  • Transport 2 items
    ×0.39
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×0.30
  • Utilities 2 items
    ×0.13

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Russia, Gasoline 1L costs 0.4× what it does in Singapore — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.40
    RussiaRussia S$1.20 USD 0.925
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.01 USD 2.323
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.38
    RussiaRussia S$1.34 USD 1.037
    SingaporeSingapore S$3.53 USD 2.722
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×0.30
    RussiaRussia S$2.36 RUB 135
    SingaporeSingapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45
    Observed 2022-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.30
    RussiaRussia S$0.09 USD 0.069
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.30 USD 0.233
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.05
    RussiaRussia S$0.01 USD 0.01
    SingaporeSingapore S$0.24 USD 0.189
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com

See what really changed Russia

Big Mac, 2017 → 2022
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
-1%
in RUB
137 → 135
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
-25%
in SGD

It rose -1% in local currency, but -25% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Russia's inflation.