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Singapore - AP's
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Annex A
Table 1
: Affordability Ranking of Cities – for all product categories and
pricing types
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VAT-included Pricing |
VAT-excluded Pricing |
Effective Pricing |
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Rank |
City |
City – Mean ranking |
City |
City – Mean ranking |
City
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City – Mean Ranking |
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1 |
Hong Kong
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2.51 |
Singapore |
3.06 |
Singapore |
2.70 |
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2 |
Singapore |
3.10 |
Hong Kong |
3.40 |
Hong Kong |
2.98 |
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3 |
Kuala Lumpur |
3.13 |
Bangkok |
3.51 |
Bangkok |
3.40
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4 |
Dubai |
3.52 |
Shanghai |
3.59 |
Kuala Lumpur |
3.65 |
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5 |
Bangkok |
3.98 |
Kuala Lumpur |
4.04 |
Dubai |
3.73
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6 |
Shanghai |
5.23 |
Dubai |
4.21 |
Sydney |
5.35
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7 |
Sydney |
6.04 |
Sydney |
5.57 |
Shanghai |
5.61 |
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Tokyo |
6.16 |
Tokyo |
6.24 |
Tokyo |
6.37 |
Source:
www.stb.com.sg Press Release 9
May 2005 |
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