Used to pick up some Cheapo (Can be AMK, Ah Tion, Pinoy, An Nia etc) and they also Bull **** that Singapore Taxi Fare is Si Bei GuiĄŁ
I always smile and answer: Sir, Maybe is your 1st oversea trip in life. Let me shared with you some information. And You can use your cell phone to verify my data.
Then I show them a printed Worldwide Taxi Fare comparison table that information I gather from a famous traveling Taxi Fare website: Taxi Auto Fare http://www.taxiautofare.com/sg/Default.aspx
The Fare stated below is indicated as Standard Rate for a 10 Km trip w/o other subcharge.
Singapore 10 Km - SGD 7.48
Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur 10 km - RM 11.70 (SGD 4.70)
Thailand - Bangkok 10 Km - THB 75.00 (SGD 3.00)
Hong Kong 10 Km - HKD 77.50 (SGD 12.15)
Indian - New Delhi 10km - INR 71.00 (SGD 1.60)
Australia - Sudney 10 Km- AUD 25.00 (SGD 31.80)
New Zealand - Auckland 10 Km - NZD 29.50 (SGD 30.00)
USA - New York 10 Km - USD 27.00 (SGD 32.80)
Canada - Vancouver 10 Km - CAD 19.85 (SGD 24.40)
UK - London 10 kM - GBP 30.80 (SGD47.20)
German - Berlin 10 Km - EUR 18.60 (SGD 29.40)
Switzerland - Zurich 10 Km - CHF 44.00 (SGD 52.30)