OMG, thanks for correcting us! As a foreigner, we only spent a limited time to explore the city. Sometimes, it's all about the first impression which can lead into a wrong conclusion. Sorry about that 🤝🏻🇸🇬
If it does not compare the currency exchange, the cost of living in Malaysia is more expensive than Singapore. Strong in currency wherever you go is cheap, whereas weak in currency wherever you go is expensive. You may think their cost of living is cheap, but it may not for the locals who make a living.
You raise a crucial point about the importance of considering currency exchange when comparing the cost of living between countries. In Malaysia, locals might face a higher cost of living relative to their income, even if it seems cheaper from a Singaporean perspective due to the stronger SGD. The real measure of affordability and cost of living should consider local incomes and purchasing power. This perspective helps highlight that what might seem inexpensive to an outsider can still be burdensome for residents earning local wages 💕😇
The prices indicated in supermarkets are per unit basis. So if each unit comes in 4 pieces or 2 bottles or 1 packet, then that is the price for the unit. GST tax component would have been included already.
ION orchard rental is one of the most expensive in orchard road , is equivalent to IFC in hk. You are paying the extra “expensive “ because of the rent. That kiwi is price per box.
Thank you for explaining it to us, we didn't know the area well and chose it randomly on google maps to go and see it. It was an interesting place to explore it 😆
@@KrystianandVenus Even the mcdonald in orchard road is slightly expensive than elsewhere on the island. One good thing about Singapore is we got options to dine cheap. You just need to know where they are.
the way you compare the prices of the goods are very wrong. expensive or not are not the way you said....because in Johor are expensive because you work and got your salary in RM....a worker low pay get average salary in Malaysia RM2000,,,and a bottle of milk cost RM20plus...that 1% of this salary....
Hi, thank you for pointing this out. It highlights the importance of considering local economic conditions when discussing affordability. I understand your concern about the way I compared the prices of goods. When discussing whether something is expensive or not, it's crucial to consider the local context, including the average salaries and cost of living in that area. In summary, the cost of living in Singapore is higher, the higher average salaries tend to balance this out, resulting in higher purchasing power compared to Malaysia. Conversely, lower salaries in Malaysia mean that even with a lower cost of living, some goods and services can represent a larger portion of an individual's income. 😇🛍️
Singapore is expensive, mostly are import products. Fair Price no longer the cheapest supermarket, Sheng Siong and Giant is relatively cheaper I think. Food Court's food is not cheap also, better choice for me are those small shop (inside the same mall with no service charge's one). You have to go to hawker center for cheaper food!
Also when groceries, comparing where the foods are being imported from, from China, Malaysia are cheaper, foods imported from Japan, USA, further away and organics are always more expensive. 😂😂flown in are definitely more expensive. Cost of Shipments distance away has to be included in too.😂
Distance not necessarily the deciding factor, more probably is the tax involved. Take for eg , egypt seedless grapes which i recently bought is less than $4 , egypt is about 8000+km from us. Certain countries and regions tend to sell their products more expensive than others,like korea,japan and taiwan.
Just curious what is your purpose of comparing prices in Singapore and Jb? I find the whole exercise meaningless because of the great disparity in income! Want them cheap pls go to Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia!
The purpose of comparing prices is to understand the cost of living differences and purchasing power across regions. While incomes vary, these comparisons can help identify more affordable options and economic trends. To be honest, I find Singaporean is quite lucky because the people do earn really well (of course they need to study & work hard) in the country so that their purchasing power is very high compared to those people who work in the low income countries 💕🤝🏻
Quite true , as a singaporean i attest to that. Reason is because we banned alot of substances in our food products. Whatever the FDA, EU and the UN banned, we banned as well. You want safe but you got to sacrifice in someway else.
Always look at the official statistics, such as Gini coefficient or miserable index. In Sg, local residents, working expats or tourists are tales of many stories. Most of Sg foods are imported, vis-à-vis Malaysia got many subsidies for obvious reasons, and HK got China as huge backup for many daily supplies, including Potable Water. And 3 years of Covid-19 is a best litmus or stress test whether a country able to pull itself out promptly and back to accelerating mode.
I would like to add, many Malaysians cross the border to earn Singapore Salaries and return home to spend at their retail Prices, after conversation to ringgit. 3.46😅
Travelling abroad allow us embracing and appreciating the richness of diverse cultures. It’s about being open-minded, understanding differences, and communicating with respect and empathy to foster inclusivity and positive connections with people from various backgrounds 💝🌍
Hi Rick, we understand your point! Sorry for our contents if it's not fully cover what you're expected. From our point of view, we simply want to share the price index in FairPrice. Thank you so much for your comment 💖🇸🇬
Meaningless comparison when everybody knows you can get the groceries cheaper in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. We all know many Hong Kongers are going to Shenzhen for shopping, dining and entertainment.
Chill lah all. The volg is more for foreigners to have an idea of how much things cost in Singapore. Obviously they are not earning SGD and it is only for reference for when they come to Singapore for holiday. So be kinder to appreciate these content creators.
The price tag shows 5.25 for 2 boxes of Blueberry. The other one should be 7.45 for 2 too. You didnt check the price tag clearly.
OMG, thanks for correcting us! As a foreigner, we only spent a limited time to explore the city. Sometimes, it's all about the first impression which can lead into a wrong conclusion. Sorry about that 🤝🏻🇸🇬
If it does not compare the currency exchange, the cost of living in Malaysia is more expensive than Singapore. Strong in currency wherever you go is cheap, whereas weak in currency wherever you go is expensive. You may think their cost of living is cheap, but it may not for the locals who make a living.
You raise a crucial point about the importance of considering currency exchange when comparing the cost of living between countries. In Malaysia, locals might face a higher cost of living relative to their income, even if it seems cheaper from a Singaporean perspective due to the stronger SGD. The real measure of affordability and cost of living should consider local incomes and purchasing power. This perspective helps highlight that what might seem inexpensive to an outsider can still be burdensome for residents earning local wages 💕😇
The prices indicated in supermarkets are per unit basis. So if each unit comes in 4 pieces or 2 bottles or 1 packet, then that is the price for the unit. GST tax component would have been included already.
Thank you so much for your information and being so supportive in comments 🤝🏻💕
多謝 Krystian & Venus 分享👏支持你😊
感謝你 🌼🇸🇬
星加波的物價，雖然是全世界算貴，但是也有很多國家的美食，又有很多景區好去處，這個地方都很好玩，你們拍得這個節目很好呀！。Sam
謝謝你 Sam 😇🇸🇬
ION orchard rental is one of the most expensive in orchard road , is equivalent to IFC in hk. You are paying the extra “expensive “ because of the rent. That kiwi is price per box.
Thank you for explaining it to us, we didn't know the area well and chose it randomly on google maps to go and see it. It was an interesting place to explore it 😆
@@KrystianandVenus Even the mcdonald in orchard road is slightly expensive than elsewhere on the island. One good thing about Singapore is we got options to dine cheap. You just need to know where they are.
在视频里很多价钱是price for 2 , 你应该没看清楚吧。
你觉得物价会贵一点是因为加了消费税 9%GST。
原来香港汇率已经是6:1，香港加油。
这里还有很多消闲活动但都没去😢。
對！消費稅真的把商品價格都調高得多，這點在香港生活的大眾來到消費稅的國家確實不習慣，謝謝你的資訊！因為我們幾年前到新加坡時有去過一下景點，這次重來換個方式體驗新加坡這片土地 💕🇸🇬
the way you compare the prices of the goods are very wrong. expensive or not are not the way you said....because in Johor are expensive because you work and got your salary in RM....a worker low pay get average salary in Malaysia RM2000,,,and a bottle of milk cost RM20plus...that 1% of this salary....
Hi, thank you for pointing this out. It highlights the importance of considering local economic conditions when discussing affordability. I understand your concern about the way I compared the prices of goods. When discussing whether something is expensive or not, it's crucial to consider the local context, including the average salaries and cost of living in that area.
In summary, the cost of living in Singapore is higher, the higher average salaries tend to balance this out, resulting in higher purchasing power compared to Malaysia. Conversely, lower salaries in Malaysia mean that even with a lower cost of living, some goods and services can represent a larger portion of an individual's income. 😇🛍️
😂True. Malaysians crossing the borders to earn Singapore salary, and spend in Malaysian retail prices.
Singapore is expensive, mostly are import products. Fair Price no longer the cheapest supermarket, Sheng Siong and Giant is relatively cheaper I think. Food Court's food is not cheap also, better choice for me are those small shop (inside the same mall with no service charge's one). You have to go to hawker center for cheaper food!
Totally agree! Hawker center is much better 😄👍🏻
Also when groceries, comparing where the foods are being imported from, from China, Malaysia are cheaper, foods imported from Japan, USA, further away and organics are always more expensive. 😂😂flown in are definitely more expensive. Cost of Shipments distance away has to be included in too.😂
Very true! Thanks for highlighting the points 🛍️🇸🇬
Distance not necessarily the deciding factor, more probably is the tax involved. Take for eg , egypt seedless grapes which i recently bought is less than $4 , egypt is about 8000+km from us. Certain countries and regions tend to sell their products more expensive than others,like korea,japan and taiwan.
Just curious what is your purpose of comparing prices in Singapore and Jb? I find the whole exercise meaningless because of the great disparity in income! Want them cheap pls go to Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia!
The purpose of comparing prices is to understand the cost of living differences and purchasing power across regions. While incomes vary, these comparisons can help identify more affordable options and economic trends. To be honest, I find Singaporean is quite lucky because the people do earn really well (of course they need to study & work hard) in the country so that their purchasing power is very high compared to those people who work in the low income countries 💕🤝🏻
这里的物价有贵的也有平价的产品 要看你们会不会去找 货比三家 我们的小贩巴刹中心价钱最优惠 ！
這個非常同意，下次有機會再來一定去巴剎中心走走看！謝謝你 💕🇸🇬
現在新加坡的食物已經变質沒有以前這麼咸和甜 , 很多食材都是工厂生产不是手工做还是马来西亚比較正宗
這個還是要大家當地人才有全面的資訊比較，謝謝你的留言 🥰👍🏻
Quite true , as a singaporean i attest to that. Reason is because we banned alot of substances in our food products. Whatever the FDA, EU and the UN banned, we banned as well. You want safe but you got to sacrifice in someway else.
新加坡好些名牌餅家都是自己手工做的, 味道比較濃, 但價錢比較高, 但如果你要買便宜的, 超市就有一些從馬來西亞進口的, 但那種都是工廠大量生產的, 味道會比較差些。
Always look at the official statistics, such as Gini coefficient or miserable index. In Sg, local residents, working expats or tourists are tales of many stories. Most of Sg foods are imported, vis-à-vis Malaysia got many subsidies for obvious reasons, and HK got China as huge backup for many daily supplies, including Potable Water. And 3 years of Covid-19 is a best litmus or stress test whether a country able to pull itself out promptly and back to accelerating mode.
Thank you so much for sharing your thought 💭🇸🇬
I would like to add, many Malaysians cross the border to earn Singapore Salaries and return home to spend at their retail Prices, after conversation to ringgit. 3.46😅
Yes, we're aware of this situation! It's quite smart however they might need to travel everyday between the 2 countries to make the most out of it 💪🏻💸
小姐妲 為什麼全日廣星洲嘢贵 但是好多馬囯人來這邊温吃 妳是过來玩的不是來廣本地嘢貴🙏🏻🙏🏻🫶🏻
當天等巴士期間有時間空，所以走進了 FairPrice 看看順便買嘢飲 🤣🇸🇬
How can you compare COL of 1st world country with a 3rd world. Ridiculous.
Travelling abroad allow us embracing and appreciating the richness of diverse cultures. It’s about being open-minded, understanding differences, and communicating with respect and empathy to foster inclusivity and positive connections with people from various backgrounds 💝🌍
Dumb comparison. Why not you multiply SG salaries by 3.5 (MYR) and 6 HKD?
Hi Rick, we understand your point! Sorry for our contents if it's not fully cover what you're expected. From our point of view, we simply want to share the price index in FairPrice. Thank you so much for your comment 💖🇸🇬
Meaningless comparison when everybody knows you can get the groceries cheaper in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. We all know many Hong Kongers are going to Shenzhen for shopping, dining and entertainment.
they compare our price with hk and malaysia , makes you wonder why.
Chill lah all. The volg is more for foreigners to have an idea of how much things cost in Singapore. Obviously they are not earning SGD and it is only for reference for when they come to Singapore for holiday. So be kinder to appreciate these content creators.
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