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I tried living on $10 a day for a week in Singapore — and it was impossible
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Day 1 started promisingly, with a $2.20 plate of caifan consisting of two vegetable dishes.
STOMP PHOTOS: ETHEL TSENG
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Ethel Tseng
PublishedMay 9, 2026 at 06:39pm
UpdatedMay 10, 2026 at 10:27am
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Spending $10 a day for a week sounded manageable, until I was quickly humbled when two meals and a bus ride brought me well over budget.
Rising costs feel like a permanent fixture in society, from higher energy prices driven by global conflicts to daily necessities hit by “shrinkflation”.
Online, Singaporeans have been vocal about these pressures. One Redditor, for instance, lamented that affordability feels increasingly out of reach, especially for students and interns.