Singapore vs. Hong Kong: Which Is More Expensive?

[3Boys]

Chenonceau:

Rivevae:

[quote=\"WeiHan\"]You can very cheap things in Wal Mart. Shavers, coffee, shoes, umbrella, clothings, wallet, sunglasses, milk, cheese, panadols, health products like vitamins etc.. (especially) etc.....

When garmen started NTUC some ~30years ago, they said this was to control the prices of our daily essential items as the \"biggest\" buyer of the country. Shouldnt they be Wal-Mart equivalent? Not at all if other supermarkets can be cheaper than them every now and then :?

Cold Storage, Giant, Guardian Pharmacy and Shop & Save all belong to same company. I've shopped at all these places and compared. NTUC tends to be cheaper leh... I find. And I get discounts with loyalty points. Maybe Sheng Siong was cheaper in the past, but not always nowadays.

Ok lah... NTUC.[/quote]Yup, that's my experience too.

[Rivevae]

[Cold Storage, Giant, Guardian Pharmacy and Shop & Save all belong to same company. I've shopped at all these places and compared. NTUC tends to be cheaper leh... I find. And I get discounts with loyalty points. Maybe Sheng Siong was cheaper in the past, but not always nowadays.


Ok lah... NTUC.[/quote]

Yup, that's my experience too.[/quote]

but no significant price drop with strong S$ leh :scratchhead:

[tankee]

Chenonceau:

tankee:

public transport cost is also more expensive in USA than Singapore, be it train or taxi.


of course car is much cheaper to buy in USA, but carpark in the city is

Ohhhh... you compare big city... I stay in small town. Big spaces. Carparks all free. Cars very cheap and I dun even remember seeing trains at all. No subway either.

Food was cheap (huge steaks, fat salads, creamy milk) and I almost went to clothes heaven when I saw t-shirts at $2 at WalMart. We lived on one salary and saved more than in Singapore.

Of course compare against major cities like New York, as Singapore is just a city state.

[tankee]

Rivevae:

but no significant price drop with strong S$ leh :scratchhead:

Stronger S$ has helped reduced inflation rate especially against higher transportation cost due to higher oil prices