How much do you know about Singapore? Many think living in Singapore is costly, stressful and busy. My family relocated to Singapore in October 2007 because of my husband's new role in his career. I was worried about the cost of living in Singapore after hearing my cousin's in Spore saying how expensive it is to own a house, car and etc. So, we decided not to buy a car. Everyone says the public transport is really good and we thought we should try it out. It was tough to move about with a 3 yr old kid and a 4 months old baby without a private car and is dangerous too because the child is travelling without a car seat. It is worse if it rains, we have to wait for a long time to get a cab because those travelling by bus will switch to cab due to the weather. After 1 month of suffering, we finally got a 2 yr old Toyota Wish.
To my surprise, the cost of living in Spore is alot lower than in KL. Everything in Spore is cheap except for the houses due to their scarcity of land. Just a few examples:
1) Brand New Toyota Wish in Msia cost - RM156K Spore - SGD74K
2) Yong Tau Foo 1 pc=$0.70, 7pcs = RM4.90 Spore - SGD3.50 ( 7 pcs )
3) Chicken Rice 1 plate =RM3.80 Spore - SGD2.50
4) McLaren Stroller =RM800 Spore - SGD320
5) Osim U Squeeze =RM1588 Spore - SGD628
6) Esprit ladies skirt =RM200-300 Spore - SGD80-90
7) Parking as low as = RM0.60 Spore - SGD0.25
Please bear in mind that you cannot convert on the currency. You compare only on a dollar to dollar basis because singaporean earns singapore dollar and spent in their country and the malaysian will earn ringgit to be spend in their country too. So, if A earnSGD5k and B earn RM5k, A will have a better lifestyle because he can stretch his dollar more than B. A will be able to afford a Toyota Wish which cost him only SGD74k and B can only settle for a Waja or Vios.
Life in Singapore can be busy and hectic but you can still find beautiful parks around for BBQ, cycling and also horse riding over the weekend. Where in Msia, everyone goes to the Mall because there are no parks to visit except for a few like Titiwangsa. Do we really have a life in Msia or are we just existing?? Besides all this, inflation rates are carefully controlled by the Singapore government so it will not burden the poor and the government offices are really efficient. Looking at the inflation rate in Msia, our people will only gets poorer because the % of increment is lower than of the inflation.
Well, there are also some down sides of Singapore. I can only say, "Too many people, Too little space".
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yeah, I agree if you compare it on a dollar to dollar basis :)
Thanks for dropping by my blog at http://momdadchat.com. As for Singapore, it is always efficient and clean. In many ways, I think it is even better than HK. I think many Malaysians actually end up in Singapore and refuse to go back.
Yeah... the living std in Sgp is higher than here. U get to enjoy the luxurious items at a lower price.
what i love about spore is the cleanliness & the people there...shopping is great & we get to move in the city without much problems (transporation is very efficient!)
but living in as island does have its boundaries...too limited space so to buy a property there is really expensive!
getting the car is a wise move because you need to travel with your kid(s) :-)
I agree with what you say. Good things there are cheaper, but you must not convert. A lot of my baby stuff I buy from Singapore...although I have not been there since 20 over years ago.
I have to agree with you..
dont convert then it is ok..
I like their public libraries. There are so many good and latest children books available. My favourite spot for both my son and myself.
One major set back is the difficult to find a baby chair in food court or coffee house.
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