Singapore?
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- jevad
Anyone here in Singapore...or lived there?
- nicko0
What do you need to know?
- jevad0
Friend of mine was wondering if Singapore $42,000 a year was a good wage out there - enough to live comfortably and have a nice apartment...
- muidlatif0
yeah.. but the gas is expensive in case u drivin'. :) everything is cool there, nice food and the people are ok.
- yellowant0
Gas is expensive ? wait till you get the Car first... (^_^)
42K... should be OK
BTW, is it after tax ?
- nicko0
S$42,000 = £14,000 (US$25,00).
You can rent nice apartments (out of town) for about S$1200 a month that have swimming pool / gym / sauna etc type set ups.
Food is cheap and v tasty at food courts such as Scotts Picnic on Scotts Road or at hawker centres such as Newton Circus you can eat loads for about S$3 (£1). Dinner at a restauarant such as Mezza9 in the Hyatt will set you back about S$120 per head for 3 courses and booze.
Public transport is excellent and cheap, busses and the MRT can take you all over the island. Cars and driving is expensive as Muidlatif was saying.
Also, if you want your money to go further most Singaporeans schlep accross the causeway to Johor (Malaysia) to stock up on cheap groceries and eat at v cheap seafood restaurants (good for ketam pedas!).
Nights out on the booze can be expensive, if you frequent a bar regularly it's cheaper to buy a bottle of spirits to leave behind for your next visit.
Let me know if you need any further info. Hopefully this helps.
- nicko0
Yellowant! Apa khabar! Mana itu?
- jevad0
Still seems like that's not a great salary...
- nicko0
jevad, I'll ask the missus what rate income tax is when I get home
- nicko0
Mrs nicko reckons that income tax is 15% for non-residents and scalable for S'pore residents eg:
first S$30,000 = 3.75%
next S$10,000 = 5.75%
- jevad0
that's pretty good man! thanks for all the info - I'll pass it on.
- nicko0
Just one thing, if your frien already converted S$ to US$ then the salary would be about S$70,000
- jevad0
nah he didn't - he was told US$23,000 - which kind of freaked him out!
So I just used a currency exchange
My brother lives in Sing - he said the same thing - not a great salary by any means but it's a cheap place to live
I'd fucking love to live and work in singers man
- jevad0
chinatown - his place is awesome!
holy sheeyit that pic mad me hungry
- nicko0
mrs nicko salivating over an oyster omlette and nasi campur and rojak and char kway teow and hokkien mee etc etc
- jevad0
oh man....
- nicko0
minta ma'af, saya lapar juga