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Best location for a $2500 budget
Best location for a $2500 budget
i will be relocating from to Singapore and am shocked by the high rental prices. I was wondering if people had suggestions on where I can find the best deal for my budget of $2,500/month. I'm married so room shares are out of the question. 900 sq feet is fine, commute to the city center of 45 mins or less. Can people recommend specific locations? Also, it seems HDBs can be rented by non-citizens, how does one find available HDB's? Thanks!
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Re: Best location for a $2500 budget
Hey,mokinator wrote:i will be relocating from to Singapore and am shocked by the high rental prices. I was wondering if people had suggestions on where I can find the best deal for my budget of $2,500/month. I'm married so room shares are out of the question. 900 sq feet is fine, commute to the city center of 45 mins or less. Can people recommend specific locations? Also, it seems HDBs can be rented by non-citizens, how does one find available HDB's? Thanks!
Please can you let me know when you get any answers or good suggestions.
Your situation is almost exactly the same as mine.
Cheers,
coming from a situation where you have your own apartment to a shared scenario is very difficult. Even if you have your own bathroom and bedroom, there's still a lack of privacy, a need to keep the noise down, an inability to have parties, etc.Hithnar wrote:Why not share an apartment? You can rent out full room with bathroom for your exclusive use, and only share kitchen with other flat mates. It's very convenient and you can get a good deal for a reasonable price.
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Guess you will have to get your priorities in order then. Better job with more money so you can afford what you want. Remain where you are and enjoy having the housing you like. Or modify you requirements in order to better position yourself in the future........ 

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Re: Best location for a $2500 budget
you can try locations like tao payoh , boon keng & rocher rd.mokinator wrote:i will be relocating from to Singapore and am shocked by the high rental prices. I was wondering if people had suggestions on where I can find the best deal for my budget of $2,500/month. I'm married so room shares are out of the question. 900 sq feet is fine, commute to the city center of 45 mins or less. Can people recommend specific locations? Also, it seems HDBs can be rented by non-citizens, how does one find available HDB's? Thanks!
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Hi friends,
I am a software developer with 2 yrs of experience, i have got and opportunity to work in singapore, the cmpny is offering me 2500SGD /month, could you tell me how much can i save while living a moderate life at singapore, also how much do i need to negotiate with the cmpny for more salary... Thnx in advance
I am a software developer with 2 yrs of experience, i have got and opportunity to work in singapore, the cmpny is offering me 2500SGD /month, could you tell me how much can i save while living a moderate life at singapore, also how much do i need to negotiate with the cmpny for more salary... Thnx in advance
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C, i am new to this website, so i dont know where can i get the exact info, my question is pretty simple .. just wnted to know how much salary can a IT professional with 2yrs of exp can earn per month.. that's itsierra2469alpha wrote:Valuable - that's why there IS a search facility.
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And you don't know the value of a search engine on a forum? And you're in IT? Google and Cuil don't work for you? Maybe because you cannot write a posting without spelling mistakes, which in IT won't really stand you a very good chance of a role!valuable wrote:... my question is pretty simple .. just wnted to know how much salary can a IT professional with 2yrs of exp can earn per month.. that's it
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