Singapore
Compared with Indonesia, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Indonesia = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 2.09×
Indonesia.
Average across 4 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Indonesia = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Indonesia. 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
Indonesia
Indonesia = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.6× what it does in Indonesia — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.4×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.59
Singapore IDR 3,941 USD 0.233
Indonesia IDR 1,522 USD 0.09
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.45
Singapore IDR 41,723 USD 2.323
Indonesia IDR 17,045 USD 0.949
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.30
Singapore IDR 97,631 SGD 7.45
Indonesia IDR 42,500 IDR 42,500
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.29
Singapore IDR 48,890 USD 2.722
Indonesia IDR 21,392 USD 1.191
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.37
Singapore IDR 958,600 SGD 69
Indonesia IDR 699,999 IDR 699,999
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
+56%
in IDR
It rose 26% in local currency, but 56% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.