Singapore
Compared with Taiwan, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
Taiwan = 1×
Singapore
vs
Taiwan
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.89× Taiwan.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs Taiwan = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Taiwan. 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 Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Taiwan
Taiwan = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 4.4× what it does in Taiwan — but PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs only 1.1×. 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 ×4.40Singapore
NT$5.97
USD 0.189Taiwan
NT$1.36
USD 0.043
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×3.06Singapore
NT$85.93
USD 2.722Taiwan
NT$28.10
USD 0.89
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×2.40Singapore
NT$73.33
USD 2.323Taiwan
NT$30.56
USD 0.968
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.38Singapore
NT$7.36
USD 0.233Taiwan
NT$3.09
USD 0.098
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Big Mac 1 burger ×2.34Singapore
NT$182.53
SGD 7.45Taiwan
NT$78.00
TWD 78
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×1.09Singapore
NT$32,550
SGD 1,299Taiwan
NT$29,900
TWD 29,900
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.08Singapore
NT$1,729
SGD 69Taiwan
NT$1,599
TWD 1,599
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
+51%
in TWD
It rose 26% in local currency, but 51% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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