The reason why Singaporeans can afford a Mac more than Malaysians do is because of S'pore's stronger currency. For example, a Malaysian earns RM3k per month, as compared to a Singaporean who earns SGD3k per month. A Macbook costs RM3599 in M'sia, and SGD1588 in S'pore. We can see that a M'sian has to fork out more than 100% of his/her monthly income to buy a macbook, whereas a macbook just costs a little more than 50% of a S'porean's monthly salary. Thus, I would say that a mac is more affordable in S'pore. Just my 2 cents. =)