Singapore
Compared with Canada, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Canada = 1×
Singapore
vs
Canada
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.47× Canada.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Canada = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Canada. 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 Canada
Canada = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Canada
Canada = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.6× what it does in Canada — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 0.9×. 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 ×5.56Singapore
C$0.26
USD 0.189Canada
C$0.05
USD 0.034
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.89Singapore
C$0.32
USD 0.233Canada
C$0.17
USD 0.123
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.77Singapore
C$3.87
USD 2.722Canada
C$2.19
USD 1.54
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.63Singapore
C$3.30
USD 2.323Canada
C$2.03
USD 1.426
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.26Singapore
C$1,417
SGD 1,299Canada
C$1,129
CAD 1,129
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.04Singapore
C$8.03
SGD 7.45Canada
C$7.70
CAD 7.7
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94Singapore
C$75.27
SGD 69Canada
C$79.99
CAD 79.99
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
+46%
in CAD
It rose 26% in local currency, but 46% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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