SR050321
2022-12-03

I ❤️ Singapore 

Singapore maybe the most expensive city to live in, because of land scarce city, strong currency and liquors/cigarettes are expensive😅 and many more expensive things :

⚠️ property is expensive, so home and office rental cost is expensive, if buy mainly leasehold, foreigners can not buy freehold. Foreigner need to pay additional stamp duty.

⚠️ car is expensive, must bid COE which valid only for 10 years then u need to bid again.

⚠️ education is expensive for non citizens, without government subsidies, or company paid for the expat family, it will be very expensive unless have own business.

⚠️ as medical hub, medical fee is very expensive, unless companies have group insurance for panel clinics n private hospitals. 

For expats usually companies pay their needs to relocate here (even not 100% usually they negotiate first) 

while for citizens  government offered subsidy to buy first apartment. Gives Top up, subsidies n bursary for schooling children. Subsidies for seeing dr at polyclinics or public hospitals. Once my son see a doctor at clinic the cost $90+ because of given antibiotics, ifpolyclinic maybe $20 but the Q is long 😂

everyone have to save for their own retirement (CPF), have to pay own intergrated health insurance plan, mainly we are eating out instead of cooking, unless big family or with young children, but government build nice infrastructure and public transport, safety is top too, as you will feel safe to walk at night.

All i can say no free lunch in this world, but ifeel worth it to stay here. We can go other countries as tourist but i will miss Singapore again 🇸🇬😍

Wish Singapore the best 👍👍👍

❤️❤️❤️

@TigerStars 

look into these if want to 👀 into Singapore market index/etf 😊

$Straits Times Index(STI.SI)$ $ES3.SI(ES3.SI)$ $G3B.SI(G3B.SI)$ $SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED(S68.SI)$ 

not investment advice, just for reference only. 


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  • MaudNelly
    2022-12-03
    MaudNelly
    I'd like to all are expensive in SG so maybe not friendly for foreigners.
    • SR050321Replylowmy: 
      Agree, could be boring if the person loves natures, we do have nice parks and reservoirs for the walk ❤️
    • lowmy: 
      expensive but nice
    • SR050321: 
      For foreigner must be able to self support / sponsorship / employment
  • LuckyPiggie
    2022-12-04
    LuckyPiggie
    thats rite . Everything is expensive in SG. Chai Png also very expensive , up 30%.  The elites are the most expensive . Any subsidy or crap gst vouchers given , will be collected back with INT. [LOL]  Tax keep going up , income keep coming down . Retirement ? is a myth in SG.
    • SR050321ReplyLuckyPiggie: 
      He went Asia Australia or Europe same, as long out of singapore, will see again next time, but hor he never get covid, i got liao. He can only live in SG 😂 thanks continue reply my chat leh, wish you success! I aso want to success and retire at 55 haha
    • LuckyPiggieReplySR050321: 
      children when young will think that way. problem is dont know which is a better one to go. sg society is too protected ,big countries are very different.  got to see if they can adapt.
      ur hubby fly where? if northen country eg china japan germany and also depend on the season. i used to go there
    • SR050321ReplyLuckyPiggie: 
      Is true, tax look not high but combine maybe good income otherwise how to built those new mrt 😂 cost of living is true high, but what to do ? Everywhere almost the same. If i retire maybe i rent out rooms in hdb to supplement income, but i always tell my youngs to first buy home. Pay rent now so high
    • SR050321ReplyLuckyPiggie: 
      Btw car so expensive also COE IS GETTING HIGHER !!! ppl is so rich or either need it badly, if not expensive sure jam everywhere 😁
    • LuckyPiggieReplySR050321: 
      many felt that sg tax is not high .. thats not true. they split it up so one dont see the whole picture. People wont say sg is ex bec of just beer [Grin] . why so ex here if west is so cheap ? bec someone wan to earn big money ma. [LOL] its a cashcow . So is car. [Spurting]
  • AndreaClarissa
    2022-12-03
    AndreaClarissa
    ok so you leave SG now? Which country are you living now?
  • LuckyPiggie
    2022-12-04
    LuckyPiggie
    talk abt medical. its a ponsi. Price were markup high than say give you discount [Facepalm] and worst of all , they give out cheap medicines esp to those pioneer and merdeka card holders.  Cheap medical fee , pay by medisafe ? It is still Your money. [Speechless]
    • SR050321ReplyLuckyPiggie: 
      I see, no wonder, btw if foreigner i dont advice to come here unless their money no series (very rich) hahaha some of them use insurance too, smart 👍 one i know a local go india for dental implant or bridge, but take the risk lor anything after surgery can happen, just heart pain to spend here so expensive, again no risk no gain, i wud rather do it here though 😅
    • LuckyPiggieReplySR050321: 
      medical service here is better than neighbours.  so many rich will come for various treatments. But compared to Thailand or Taiwan , we are very expensive. Cemo is very personal. so hard to judge. Bec it can either help or make u go faster.
    • SR050321: 
      I ever itchy after 3rd jab covid given specialist 3 mth later, i asked the doctor if it is cancer by the time 3 mth spread liao, doctor said if suspected cancer waiting time should be faster 😁 so i just accept lar, unless want to pay private, doctors said my skin problem not because of covid jab.
    • SR050321: 
      Many rich foreigners come here to get medical, so far whom i know really got recover, while some of my family in SG got medical problem, after few round cemo can not make it… haiz maybe time to go.
    • SR050321: 
      Oh what i know long wait at poly n gov hospitals, thats why when young must buy private insurance lor, however the cost is high, so must keep healhty lor, n down grade when insurance cost too high, insurance just pooling all money to pay other bills indirectly, when the claim higher next year they increase premium [Facepalm] but i guess every where same
  • BerniceCarter
    2022-12-03
    BerniceCarter
    Hopefully i will have chance to go to SG next year.
    • SR050321: 
      You are welcome, just dont break rule in here, the police follow the law 😅
  • iriscoffee
    2022-12-05
    iriscoffee
    SG is very competitive country government need to work hard to keep all citizens happy is not easy too!
    • SR050321: 
      True some where could be better/worse to each individual 😊
    • Pluto891: 
      yup.   Zheng Hu works hard. Citizens need to work harder.
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