Times when you think things are just ridiculously priced in SG?
I had a cavity in one of my teeth after having braces and wanted to get it filled. I went to the dentist, and he quoted $150. Since it wasn’t urgent and my tooth wasn’t decaying, I told myself that I’ll get it done the next time I go to the dentist ($150 just made my heart ache).
Last year I went to India and I saw a nice dental clinic (not those shady ones). I went in, asked for a filling and they got it done.
The price BLEW my mind. After conversion, $10. T E N.
I couldn’t stop thinking about how crazy the price difference was. I thought the Indian dentist MUST have done a shitty job for how cheap it was.
Went for my braces appointment recently in sg and I asked my orthodontist to check if the filling was ok and he said it was.
Went to Malaysia recently and got gel nails done for 25 ringgit. It’ll be easily $70-90 here. Why such a huge discrepancy when I see absolutely no difference in the service provided?
Any times in sg you thought “This is daylight robbery.”?
Netizens’ comments
- Same reason why services and COL of living is cheaper in Zimbabwe vs here. It’s not a fair comparison.
- Land cost and other overheads in sg is very high. You can’t expect same pricing for the same good or service in a developing economy/ country. That said, some business owners may use this as a reason to overcharge.
My own take is that many of them have their hands tied because they don’t own the land or premises on which they run their business. Landlords, both private and corporate, are squeezing as much as they can from society and this is a main driver of prices. - dental care in SG is just crazy. far better to just cross the border to do any dental work. often get my scaling and polishing done in JB instead