hedgehunter wrote:1/3 of 180k after taking the tax off is about $4.5k per month on rent.
I would definitely advise sticking to 1/3 of your salary if you want to have some cash for fun and travel. I know friends who commited to >50% of their salary and they are a bit restricted at times.
Anyway, 4.5k would get you a decent 2 bed apartment on a nice condo. But it all depends which area - districts 9,10,11 will be more and are genrally where you will find most expats. Like the post before mine, you'll probably want to work out how far/near you want to be from work and whether you want to be surrounded by expats or not.
Go here, click on dropdown for MRT stations & select Harbourfront MRT then move map in larger and larger concentric circles looking for the condo Names (In green type). There won't be buildings shown like the HDB units and public buildings are, but you can then go to someplace like ERA, Knight Frank, or any number of realtor's sites and/or see my links to other online map providers that will show much more relevant information that the official government one does (last one listed is the best for this purpose). Additionally, you can click on the "Maps" Tab at the top of this page and go to "Condominiums" and click the name of the Complex and a small map will be shown. At the bottom of the page will be a dropdown list of nearby amenities as well.steffi wrote:Well where do folks working in the Harbor Front area choose to live then? What condo complexes are considered convinient to that location?
There are actually 3 office towers at the "Harbourfront area" namely Harbourfront tower 1 + 2 and Keppel Bay Tower (the old World Trade buildings). In addition there is currently one more office building under construction. As to condos nearby then Caribbean, The Pearl and Mount Faber Lodge should be the most obvious ones if you wanna stay within walking distance.sundaymorningstaple wrote: Maybe you don't have the name of the working area correct. The Harbourfront area is at the site of the cable car and entrance to Sentosa. Are you meaning the area downtown that faces the harbour?
From Icon, you can walk over to the bus stop near Amara Hotel and take either bus service # 80 or 145 to get to Harbourfront. Time to get to the bus stop varies on your pace (could be 5 minutes or 10 minutes if you walk slowly).steffi wrote:Presumably the ICON complex is suited for this location.
Is ICON priced similarly to other complexes or is there a premium paid for this particular complex.
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