Contrary to the long touted reputation Singapore, a startling revelation emerged from an Indian tourist's recent visit to the country, where she discovered that the city's notoriously high-priced cafes and restaurants are, in fact, comparable to those in Mumbai. Subi, who spent a week in Singapore, took to social media platform X to express her shock at the similar price tags. "Was in Singapore for a week and I was shocked to see how Mumbai is SO expensive when it comes to nice cafes/restaurants and going out," she wrote.
Her observation has sparked a discussion about the cost of living in both cities and the factors that contribute to it." This observation sparked a discussion among X users, who pointed out the significant difference in purchasing power parity between the two cities. One user noted, "It's because of the inequality that even little things like grabbing a coffee from a cafe is a 'luxury' that costs 450 rupees while most of us don't make as much as our developed country counterparts to make these expenses make sense.
" Others attributed the high cost of dining out in Indian cities to classism, with one user commenting, "Indian cities are insanely overpriced for everything. I feel like it's a combo of crazy high rents in India inflating everything & classism - people want to be gated away from most of society." However, Subi countered, "I agree but it's not just that.
Singapore rents are 20x that and they still charge the same for a coffee. In India, we premium-i.