GEYLANG SERAI BAZAAR STALL OWNER SAYS OPERATING COST IS OVER $50,000 FOR TWO WEEKS

A stall located at the famous Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar said that she has spent over $50,000 on operation costs in just two weeks.

She hopes that she can at least break even for this operation.

She added a comment stating that cost comes from:

50k includes rental, sink fee, electricity fee, food equipment, booth set up, packaging and logistics, 15 days’ worth of manpower cost

we predicted the sales will be better based off friends who ran Geylang bazaar booths precovid. situation now is totally different and shocking

@letspretzelsg Honestly just trying to at least break even for this Geylang Bazaar. D-10 days 😢 #geylangbazaar #ramadan2022 #fyp #sgtiktok ♬ Big And Chunky – Juan Torres 🤠

Cost of Food at Bazaar

Many netizens were surprised and said that now they understand the food prices are so high at the Bazaars.

The TikTok user added that it’s not only her “ya many other vendors are struggling too!”

Other netizens advise the business owner to try renting other places for a better rate.