United States

Compared with Singapore, using real observed prices.

Baseline: Singapore = 1×

United States vs

Singapore

Overall verdict

United States is about 0.74× Singapore.

Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data

The shape of prices (vs Singapore = 1×)

How to read this

The centre line is Singapore. A bar running right means United States 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

Singapore Singapore = 1×

United States is pricier →

🎟 Leisure 1 item

×1.12
🍔 Food & Dining 1 item

×1.06
📱 Electronics 1 item

×0.82
⛽ Transport 2 items

×0.50
⚡ Utilities 2 items

×0.45

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

In United States, PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) costs 1.1× what it does in Singapore — but Natural gas 1kWh (household) costs only 0.3×. What is expensive here is labour, not the goods that carry a world price.

Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.

PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×1.12

United States S$77.45 USD 59.99

Singapore S$69.00 SGD 69

Observed 2026-07-27 · Steam Store
Big Mac 1 burger ×1.06

United States S$7.89 USD 6.12

Singapore S$7.45 SGD 7.45

Observed 2026-01-01 · The Economist Big Mac Index
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.82

United States S$1,070 USD 829

Singapore S$1,299 SGD 1,299

Observed 2026-07-27 · Apple official online store
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.81

United States S$0.24 USD 0.188

Singapore S$0.30 USD 0.233

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Diesel 1L 1 L ×0.50

United States S$1.76 USD 1.356

Singapore S$3.53 USD 2.722

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×0.49

United States S$1.49 USD 1.146

Singapore S$3.01 USD 2.323

Observed 2026-07-20 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.25

United States S$0.06 USD 0.048

Singapore S$0.24 USD 0.189

Observed 2026-04-01 · GlobalPetrolPrices.com