For subscribers

Cost of living means different things to different folks in Singapore

The Economist’s Worldwide Cost of Living index does not shed light on the bills that ordinary Singaporeans pay.

Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox

The reality is that cost of living means different things to different people, and not every concern has equivalence, says the writer.

The reality is that cost of living means different things to different people, and not every concern has equivalence, says the writer.

PHOTO: ST FILE

Follow topic:

As a sign of the lengths Singapore will go to in a bid to up its wow factor and entice more travellers here, consider the dramatic four-storey waterfall display unveiled at the

recently refurbished Changi Airport Terminal 2

in November.

Just about everyone I know has already visited the attraction, now

the centrepiece of the T2 departure hall,

and told me the four-minute musical extravaganza is not to be missed.

See more on