Coming from Malaysia, it is rather hard to get the same figure salary in Singapore as they will normally bring up the "exchange rate difference". Most of them will tell you that food is cheaper in Singapore and conveniently forgets to mention the hike in housing rental and public transport. Also "food" means groceries and some foodcourt items.
The cost in figure for groceries is indeed lower than what you would find in Malaysia. But as mentioned earlier, your salary figure would also highly likely be lower.
For example, the picture below shows the pricing in the two countries for a herbal packet drink. In Malaysia, it would have cost me RM3.80. In Singapore, it costs S$2.05 (RM5).
For fruits, it would normally cost around RM10 for 10 apples and RM5 for 3 bags of veges. It's around RM6 for 2 bags of vege in Singapore.
Groceries aside, lets take a look at groupon. Groupon obviously provides for the best discount on certain items.
For a bowl of Tonkotsu Ramen in Malaysia (without groupon), you will need to fork out RM18. For the same bowl of ramen in Singapore (with groupon), it is S$10.90 (RM28)
It is better not to convert the dollar into ringgit when you do groceries. It has been difficult for me coming from Malaysia. I suppose it will take time to adjust to these prices.
Take your time and shop around for the best prices in your neighborhood. Sometimes I feel that some hypermarkets has cheaper veges than the wet market. So be a smart shopper.
I can see why people take the advantage to go to Johor over the weekend. And I bet they are mostly Malaysians.
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