For subscribers

Food

Tasty treats come at a price

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

Food prices in Singapore have indeed increased - with the index up by 6.8 percentage points from 2014, according to the consumer price index generated by the Singapore Department of Statistics.

Food prices in Singapore have indeed increased - with the index up by 6.8 percentage points from 2014, according to the consumer price index generated by the Singapore Department of Statistics.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Follow topic:
Madam Seri Amalia, 31, a staff nurse, says a meal at a foodcourt for three adults and two children can cost around $60.
Five years ago, this might have been $40 instead, she says.
See more on