IMPORTED MAGS: THAILAND VS. SINGAPORE

Imported magazines are expensive no matter where in the world you are. Shipping costs and import taxes all play a part in adding to the retail price of magazines from Europe and the United States being sold in Thailand, Singapore and the rest of South East Asia.

I've looked at a number of magazines in recent weeks, and cover prices are marginally more expensive in Singapore compared to Thailand.

One example is Tap!, a magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing. The cover price in the UK is £5. In Singapore the magazine sells for S$15.90 which equals £7.83. In Thailand the same magazine sells for 375 baht - or £7.51.

Exchange rates also play a part in this comparison, although in general imported magazines cost more in Singapore. And in general imported magazines cost roughly three times more in both countries than the locally-produced equivalents.