Singapore
Compared with Oman, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Oman = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 3.53×
Oman.
Average across 3 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Oman = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Oman. 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
Oman
Oman = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 7.8× what it does in Oman — but Big Mac costs only 1.5×. 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 ×7.77
Singapore OMR 0.09 USD 0.233
Oman OMR 0.01 USD 0.03
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×4.06
Singapore OMR 1.05 USD 2.722
Oman OMR 0.26 USD 0.671
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×3.73
Singapore OMR 0.89 USD 2.323
Oman OMR 0.24 USD 0.622
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.45
Singapore OMR 2.23 SGD 7.45
Oman OMR 1.53 OMR 1.53
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
+34%
in OMR
It rose 26% in local currency, but 34% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.