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Belle SANTOS
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Post by Belle SANTOS » Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:15 pm

Hi...I am moving to Singapore from Abu Dhabi. May I ask what would a typical budget for 2 adults & 1 child per month if we move to singapore?

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:33 pm

Belle SANTOS wrote:Hi...I am moving to Singapore from Abu Dhabi. May I ask what would a typical budget for 2 adults & 1 child per month if we move to singapore?
Insufficient data. For a Singaporean 3K/mo is sufficient. For some expats, 15K/mo isn't enough. Where are you? Do you drink alcohol? Are you a Vegan or a meat eater. Do you watch TV or go to the Movies. Do you travel.
See what I mean? insufficient data.
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Post by riversandlakes » Mon, 04 Jun 2007 7:18 am

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Re: cost of living

Post by huggybear » Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:16 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
Belle SANTOS wrote:Hi...I am moving to Singapore from Abu Dhabi. May I ask what would a typical budget for 2 adults & 1 child per month if we move to singapore?
Insufficient data. For a Singaporean 3K/mo is sufficient. For some expats, 15K/mo isn't enough. Where are you? Do you drink alcohol? Are you a Vegan or a meat eater. Do you watch TV or go to the Movies. Do you travel.
See what I mean? insufficient data.
Do you have this on auto post now? hahaha.

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Post by Belle SANTOS » Mon, 04 Jun 2007 12:36 pm

Sorry....what I meant is for 3 people having simple living, our house is provided for...what would it averagely cost.

utilities, TV, mobile & land lines, groceries (we eat more fish and veg)....or to decently live there in Singapore. Hope this helps

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Post by sundaymorningstaple » Mon, 04 Jun 2007 6:29 pm

SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers

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