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I have never been to Singapore but I have heard nothing but good things about it. Nice people whom many of them speak english, great food, clean, safe etc. I would love to check it out.
Singapore is clean and safe, but IMO very dull, sanitized and very controlled. Rents are expensive and and as a foreigner you can't buy 'landed' property i.e. a house. You will need upwards from 700,000 us$ to buy a 1 bed apartment in an international area. You probably won't be eligible for government supported housing, but I'm not 100% certain about this. I just remember when we lived there that lots of 'foreigners' were turned away and had to rent privately.Out rent when we left was $8000 sing $ for 1500 sq ft cost to Orchard Road. Singapore Property, Property for Sale/Rent, Singapore Real Estate | PropertyGuru
Food is MUCH more expensive there compared to the U.S. look at the prices on this grocery shopping website...I had to buy fruit and vegetables daily as they were rarely 'fresh'. Singapore is an island and imports nearly everything. hence the cost. You can eat cheaply at local food courts but you will kill yourself with the high amounts of coconut milk and heavy oils used.
It is also very difficult to obtain permission to buy a car... thats before you buy the car and pay for somewhere to park it.
Its also very hot and humid and it rains A LOT !!
I would maybe go and visit before making any decisions... We were there for over a year and half and you would have to drag me screaming and kicking back there.
I have never been to Singapore but I have heard nothing but good things about it. Nice people whom many of them speak english, great food, clean, safe etc. I would love to check it out.
I have in 1987 and it was awesome. Very clean but there ins't much land out there and every thing is pricey.
English is one of the main languages there.
I have never been to Singapore but I have heard nothing but good things about it. Nice people whom many of them speak english, great food, clean, safe etc. I would love to check it out.
Well, if you need to hear BAD things about Singapore, I can oblige...
I would maybe go and visit before making any decisions... We were there for over a year and half and you would have to drag me screaming and kicking back there.
Don't forget the stinky air, thus, the name Stinkapore. BTW, a friend of mine from Hong Kong said that the Hongkies call the city SingaBore...hahaha...my sentiments exactly.
Over 5 million people stuck on former swampland and looking for a place to get away for the weekend. That would be either Malaysia or Indonesia. Might as well choose Malaysia for retirement as that US$1 million will go farther under their Malaysia-My-Second-Home program. PM me for details.
Don't forget the stinky air, thus, the name Stinkapore. BTW, a friend of mine from Hong Kong said that the Hongkies call the city SingaBore...hahaha...my sentiments exactly.
Over 5 million people stuck on former swampland and looking for a place to get away for the weekend. That would be either Malaysia or Indonesia. Might as well choose Malaysia for retirement as that US$1 million will go farther under their Malaysia-My-Second-Home program. PM me for details.
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