Prata is cheaper in the west while kopi is cheaper in central Singapore: IPS study


Foodcourts generally had the highest prices, followed by kopitiams and then hawker centres. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The cost of eating out in Singapore is likely to continue to rise relative to individual and household incomes in the future, according to an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) report on food prices here released on Monday (March 13).

The researchers came to this conclusion after collecting data on the costs of food items and meals at hawker centres, kopitiams and foodcourts from September to November 2022, and January to February 2023.

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