Singapore
Compared with Argentina, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Argentina = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.77×
Argentina.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Argentina = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Argentina. A bar running right means Singapore 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
Argentina
Argentina = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 8.2× what it does in Argentina — but Big Mac costs only 1.0×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×8.22
Singapore ARS 273.25 USD 0.189
Argentina ARS 33.25 USD 0.023
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.68
Singapore ARS 336.86 USD 0.233
Argentina ARS 125.78 USD 0.087
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.74
Singapore ARS 3,935 USD 2.722
Argentina ARS 2,258 USD 1.562
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.62
Singapore ARS 3,358 USD 2.323
Argentina ARS 2,079 USD 1.438
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19
Singapore ARS 79,870 SGD 69
Argentina ARS 67,232 USD 44.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04
Singapore ARS 8,360 SGD 7.45
Argentina ARS 8,000 ARS 8,000
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
5.9 → 7.45
5.9 → 7.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+1912%
in ARS
It rose 26% in local currency, but 1912% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.