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Budget Stores in Singapore: Daiso, Miniso & Beyond If you're hunting for affordable household essentials, beauty products, or quirky knick-knacks in Singapore, Japanese-inspired budget stores are a treasure trove. While the iconic "$2 store" era has evolved, these shops remain unbeatable for bargain hunters. 🏬 The Daiso Story: From $2 to $2.18+ Daiso Japan put the "$2 store" concept on the map in Singapore. For years, every item in the store was a flat $2 — from clothes hangers and drinking glasses to cleaning products, kitchen accessories, flashlights, stationery, travel gear, gardening tools, arts and crafts supplies, beauty products, socks, and phone cables. Even reading glasses were just two dollars. Current pricing (2026): Daiso Singapore now uses a tiered pricing system. Most items range from $2.18 to $5.30 , with premium products going higher. Whi...

Beyond the popular Swedish beef balls well-known all over the world just like its ubiquitous blue carrier bag, many people head to IKEA store for its affordable household items. While most items like furniture certainly cost much more than $5, there are many useful household accessories that cost less than $5. Big plastic chopping board for only $2.90, glass bottle jar with lid for $3.90, stainless steel cutleries holder for $4.90, wall clock for only $1.90 (battery is extra of course but you will only need one AA battery), a set of four clothes hangers for only a dollar, a cushion for $4.90, cups or mugs for $2.90, plant pot for $3.90, simple self-assembled shelves for $12, and many more. They do sell potted plants, well, like a nursery. A small potted plant sells for about $5. You can get the pandan, a common plant , in IKEA. Beyond that, furnitures will sell in the hundreds, but if you are looking for quality and would not mind paying a bit more, do shop around elsewhere too. Someti...