'Even though appliances cost less price-wise in a specific country, it doesn’t mean it’s affordable.'
In a survey of 34 countries, refrigerators were found to be the most affordable and fourth cheapest in Singapore.
The average cost of appliances is the lowest in India whereas it is the highest and second highest in Denmark and Singapore respectively. "For example, India, Ukraine, South Africa, and Kazakhstan may have the lowest prices for the five appliances across the 34 countries we studied, but it’s also the least affordable when compared to the average monthly wage for those countries...
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