Singapore
Compared with United Kingdom, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United Kingdom = 1×
Singapore
vs
United Kingdom
Overall verdict
Singapore is about 0.96× United Kingdom.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United Kingdom = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United Kingdom. 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 United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
United Kingdom
United Kingdom = 1×
Singapore is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Singapore, Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs 2.1× what it does in United Kingdom — but Electricity 1kWh (household) 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 ×2.15Singapore
£0.14
USD 0.189United Kingdom
£0.07
USD 0.088
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.22Singapore
£2.06
USD 2.722United Kingdom
£1.69
USD 2.235
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.14Singapore
£1.75
USD 2.323United Kingdom
£1.54
USD 2.037
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iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.95Singapore
£755.33
SGD 1,299United Kingdom
£799.00
GBP 799
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Big Mac 1 burger ×0.82Singapore
£4.32
SGD 7.45United Kingdom
£5.29
GBP 5.29
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PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.80Singapore
£40.12
SGD 69United Kingdom
£49.99
GBP 49.99
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.58Singapore
£0.17
USD 0.233United Kingdom
£0.30
USD 0.402
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
+36%
in GBP
It rose 26% in local currency, but 36% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Singapore's inflation.
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