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Originally Posted by astuteman
work culture: definitely competitive. then again its the same for most cities.
salary: it depends on your experience can education level. but it shouldnt be too bad.
vacation time: if you looking at the sch holidays is usually in June and December as well as a week in March and another week in september.
crime: definitely low. but that doesnt mean there is no crime..
commute time: at most takes abt 1hr. with public transport available everywhere it shouldnt be that diff to get form one place to another.
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My Maiden post here, and hope I dont step on anybody's ties
I am considered one of the mid level expats here ..
Honestly, my 2 cents advice: In Singapore, you can find public housing apartments from 800 US$ for a two bedroom apartment, like about 30 minutes or so from the city, upto a grand throw away price of like 8,000 US$ or more for a fancy apartment or bungalow house. Land being scarce here, bungalow houses cost a small fortune ..
it all depends upon how fancy life you wanna live or want to save. I know a guy working for a air cargo company, whose rent was over 12,000 S$, for a large 5 bedroom apartment, with swimming pool and gym and what not. It was a highly paid job.
I also have a few expat colleagues with me, who are more than happy living in Housing board apartments.
In Singapore, you can live a decent life, with a decent japanese car, and can survive for less than 3000 US$ per month, and save a lot, or live for 10 times the cost. It all depends on how much you want to save or how much you get paid, and what benefits are included.
The choice is yours.
Nowadays, most expats are without the expat benefits as before, and have had their housing and transport allowances cut.
Cheers