PhilippinesPhilippines

Singapore

Compared with Philippines, using real observed prices.

Baseline: PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×

SingaporeSingapore vs PhilippinesPhilippines
Overall verdict

SingaporeSingapore is about 1.43× PhilippinesPhilippines.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs PhilippinesPhilippines = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Philippines. 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 PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines = 1× SingaporeSingapore is pricier →
  • 🍔 Food & Dining 1 item
    ×2.03
  • Transport 2 items
    ×1.95
  • 🎟 Leisure 1 item
    ×1.27
  • Utilities 1 item
    ×1.11
  • 📱 Electronics 1 item
    ×1.07

Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)

In Singapore, Diesel 1L costs 2.2× what it does in Philippines — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 1.1×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

  • Diesel 1L 1 L ×2.16
    SingaporeSingapore ₱167.80 USD 2.722
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱77.73 USD 1.261
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • Big Mac 1 burger ×2.03
    SingaporeSingapore ₱343.89 SGD 7.45
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱169.00 PHP 169
    Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
  • Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.76
    SingaporeSingapore ₱143.20 USD 2.323
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱81.49 USD 1.322
    Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.27
    SingaporeSingapore ₱3,305 SGD 69
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱2,599 PHP 2,599
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
  • Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×1.11
    SingaporeSingapore ₱14.02 USD 0.233
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱12.58 USD 0.209
    Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
  • iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.07
    SingaporeSingapore ₱62,217 SGD 1,299
    PhilippinesPhilippines ₱57,990 PHP 57,990
    Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store

See what really changed Singapore

Big Mac, 2021 → 2026
At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+26%
in SGD
5.9 → 7.45
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+58%
in PHP

It rose 26% in local currency, but 58% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.