Price of fruits in Singapore and around the world

Picodi.com analysis team checked prices of the most popular fruits in 98 countries and ranked places from the cheapest to the most expensive.

Apples and oranges

Among 98 investigated countries, Singaporeans pay almost the most in the world for apples—on average S$4.57 for 1 kilogram. Even more expensive are Puerto Rico (S$8.87/kg), South Korea (S$8.91/kg), and Japan (S$9.76/kg). On the other side of the ranking are European countries like Poland (S$1.07/kg), Turkey (S$1.03/kg) and the cheapest country—Ukraine (S$0.97/kg).

As for bananas, Singapore placed 95^th with an average price of S3.75 for 1 kilogram. It is similar to Denmark where banana lovers would pay around S$3.69 per kilogram, and Japan—S$3.80. The cheapest price was noted in Pakistan, Colombia, and India (S$0.79, S$0.92, and S0.95 respectively).

When it comes to the price of oranges, Singapore placed quite low—92^th place out of 98 with the average price of S$4.39. The nation which can enjoy the cheapest oranges is Egyptians (S$0.65/kg), while Japanese — again—would have to pay the biggest price (S$7.71/kg).

With such high prices, it is worth looking for bargains. Picodi offers cashback and discount codes in stores such as Shopee, Lazada, foodpanda and Taobao, which will help you save money on your groceries.

Methodology

Price of fruits come from numbeo.com where the data is gathered by hundred thousands of internet users from all over the world. For the local currency conversion, we used the average Google Finance rates for May 2020.

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