Singapore
Compared with Turkey, using real observed prices.
Baseline: Turkey = 1×
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 1.45×
Turkey.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
Turkey = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is Turkey. 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
Turkey
Turkey = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 9.4× what it does in Turkey — but iPhone (base model, base storage) costs only 0.6×. 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 ×9.45
Singapore TRY 8.40 USD 0.189
Turkey TRY 0.89 USD 0.02
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×3.48
Singapore TRY 10.36 USD 0.233
Turkey TRY 2.98 USD 0.067
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.73
Singapore TRY 127.04 USD 2.722
Turkey TRY 73.42 USD 1.573
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.67
Singapore TRY 108.42 USD 2.323
Turkey TRY 64.97 USD 1.392
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.19
Singapore TRY 2,530 SGD 69
Turkey TRY 2,129 USD 44.99
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.98
Singapore TRY 249.76 SGD 7.45
Turkey TRY 255.00 TRY 255
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.56
Singapore TRY 47,624 SGD 1,299
Turkey TRY 84,999 TRY 84,999
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
+577%
in TRY
It rose 26% in local currency, but 577% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.