Singapore
Compared with Nicaragua, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Nicaragua = 1×
Singapore
vs
Nicaragua
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.48× Nicaragua.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Nicaragua = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Nicaragua. 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 Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Nicaragua
Nicaragua = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Diesel 1L costs 2.3× what it does in Nicaragua — but Big Mac costs only 1.2×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.31Singapore
NIO 99.69
USD 2.722Nicaragua
NIO 43.18
USD 1.179
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.74Singapore
NIO 85.08
USD 2.323Nicaragua
NIO 48.97
USD 1.337
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.32Singapore
NIO 8.53
USD 0.233Nicaragua
NIO 6.45
USD 0.176
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.22Singapore
NIO 211.77
SGD 7.45Nicaragua
NIO 174.00
NIO 174
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
+39%
in NIO
It rose 26% in local currency, but 39% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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