Singapore
Compared with Hong Kong, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Hong Kong = 1×
Singapore
vs
Hong Kong
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.12× Hong Kong.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Hong Kong = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Hong Kong. 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 Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Hong Kong
Hong Kong = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Big Mac costs 1.8× what it does in Hong Kong — but Gasoline 1L costs only 0.6×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.80Singapore
HK$45.09
SGD 7.45Hong Kong
HK$25.00
HKD 25
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Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.45Singapore
HK$1.48
USD 0.189Hong Kong
HK$1.02
USD 0.13
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.27Singapore
HK$1.83
USD 0.233Hong Kong
HK$1.44
USD 0.184
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.14Singapore
HK$7,891
SGD 1,299Hong Kong
HK$6,899
HKD 6,899
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.05Singapore
HK$419.13
SGD 69Hong Kong
HK$399.00
HKD 399
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.61Singapore
HK$21.35
USD 2.722Hong Kong
HK$35.12
USD 4.478
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.57Singapore
HK$18.22
USD 2.323Hong Kong
HK$32.05
USD 4.086
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
+35%
in HKD
It rose 26% in local currency, but 35% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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