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Cost for 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment?

Post by stricklin » Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:09 pm

I'm a senior American who loved my time in Singapore in the 90s when my ship (I'm ex-Navy) docked there several times, and I'm now retired. I'm curious: How much per month should I expect to pay for a decent one-bedroom, one-bath apartment in Singapore these days? And is it even possible for a retiree to live there?

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Re: Cost for 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment?

Post by abbby » Thu, 08 Aug 2024 2:07 pm

In the range of S$3,000-$4,000 a month depending on the location. Central areas likely fall in the $4k range. Suburbs should be $3k range.
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Re: Cost for 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment?

Post by Swn4 » Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:30 am

The difficulty might be being able to rent as Landlords/agents have a legal obligation to prove that the tenant is a legal resident of Singapore. 3 mths of a social pass (tourist) won’t cut it for the length of a regular rental lease (1-2 yrs)
You might be able to lease a Service Apartment (shorter leases) and fly in/out of Singapore as needed but Service Apartments are more expensive.


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Re: Cost for 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment?

Post by smoulder » Sat, 10 Aug 2024 8:56 am

The more important question is the one at the end of your post - is it possible for a retiree to live here.

The answer is no unless you are perhaps married to a Singaporean or permanent resident or you are a permanent resident yourself. For anyone other than the above 2 categories, you would have to come out of retirement, apply for a suitable work pass and if they approve you, then you would be able to live here long term. There are no retirement visas here.

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Post by jalanjalan » Sat, 10 Aug 2024 11:04 am

Ya, if you haven't already established yourself here via employent (then PR if lucky) or family ties, it's just not possible to retire here. ICA website lists the criteria: https://www.ica.gov.sg/reside

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Re: Cost for 1 bedroom/1 bath apartment?

Post by malcontent » Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:27 pm

stricklin wrote:
Thu, 08 Aug 2024 12:09 pm
I'm a senior American who loved my time in Singapore in the 90s when my ship (I'm ex-Navy) docked there several times, and I'm now retired. I'm curious: How much per month should I expect to pay for a decent one-bedroom, one-bath apartment in Singapore these days? And is it even possible for a retiree to live there?
Most ex-Navy who retire in Asia do so in the PI - especially in and around Subic/Olongapo. They even have a special retirement visa for US ex-military which is dirt cheap called “SRRV expanded courtesy” that it sounds like you’d qualify for it.

I think you’d do much better looking at that option instead.

Here’s one example of someone who has done this, but there are many others:

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-vet- ... de-2023-12
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