Singapore
Compared with Mexico, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Mexico = 1×
Singapore
vs
Mexico
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.33× Mexico.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Mexico = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Mexico. 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 Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Mexico
Mexico = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 5.3× what it does in Mexico — but iPhone (base model, base storage) 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 ×5.25Singapore
MX$3.37
USD 0.189Mexico
MX$0.64
USD 0.036
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.14Singapore
MX$4.16
USD 0.233Mexico
MX$1.95
USD 0.109
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.76Singapore
MX$47.73
USD 2.722Mexico
MX$27.11
USD 1.546
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.43Singapore
MX$40.73
USD 2.323Mexico
MX$28.48
USD 1.624
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.94Singapore
MX$102.20
SGD 7.45Mexico
MX$109.00
MXN 109
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.94Singapore
MX$934.38
SGD 69Mexico
MX$999.00
MXN 999
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.88Singapore
MX$17,591
SGD 1,299Mexico
MX$19,999
MXN 19,999
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
+18%
in MXN
It rose 26% in local currency, but 18% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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