1. 6 months ago it would have cost you 3-4K/month. Now 2-3.5K/month. Two years from now? How would anybody know? Do you know where the economy will be in two years?Luci@ wrote:So, my plan is to move to Singapore although this will not be right away. I still have a couple of years until I finish my graduate degree. In the meantime, I would like to get information regarding the cost of living there. I visited Sg once and loved it!
1. How much is the rent per month? I would prefer an apartment (condo) with 2 rooms?
2. Is the food expensive? How much should I antipate paying on food per month?
3. Eating out looks quite attractive (i'm having in mind the hawker stalls here not expensive restaurants). Is this something that require a big budget or is it rather cheap to eat out? Do you cook your own food or eat out?
4. What other expenses should I anticipate?
5. I'll try getting a job ahead of moving, but if I will need to actually go to interviews and plan for jobs in person, where would you recommend that I stay? Hotels are expensive. Are there any short term rentals available?
6. How much money would I need to make the move?
7. What other expenses should i anticipate?
Thank you!
You are going to find it quite tough, however you do have many advantages in my opinion, logical and practical experience, although most wouldn't recognise it here anyway. what kind of experience do you have to offer?Stoven wrote:My plan to move to Singapore has been in the making for over three years. I registered on this site three years ago and I still haven't made it to Singapore yet.
I've applied for expat jobs over the years for Singapore and Shanghai but never got past phone interviews due to lack of work experience. So I have been waiting patiently gaining work experience hoping to find something.
Over a year ago I finally decided to stop waiting and just make the move with or without a job. I chose Singapore since my wife is Singaporean and has family there. I applied for Permanent Resident status last may and after waiting months I finally flew to Singapore last November to finalize the paperwork and receive my NRIC card.
My wife stayed in Singapore while I returned to the US to finalize things here like getting rid of all my stuff, renting out my house, and all I have left is to sell my car. I've been applying for jobs consistently for the past three months with not much luck due to the recession.
My wife will be starting her teaching job in July and I have enough savings to last me awhile. I plan to start out by renting a room in a flat or condo and living cheap until I get on my feet. I'm expecting to have to take a 30-50% pay cut since local wages are much lower than the US. If all things go smoothly and we can live comfortably off our future salaries I plan on selling our house in the US for a down payment on an HDB flat or Condo and use our CPF funds to cover the mortgage.
I should finally be in Singapore in July. The only thing I'm not prepared for is the heat and humidity.
Steve
How about if you take a look at getting even a short stint fellowship before you decide to move to Singapore? Psychology is one of the fields covered by the IMM Fellowship. For more information, check the following link: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/research/immf.htmlLuci@ wrote:Hello!
It mostly entails working on federally funded grants in the domain of Psychology. There aren't my grants, but it certainly entails great experience-for example, conducting interviews with children suffering from anxiety disorders. Based on these interviews we determine whether children are eligible for treatment (cognitive-behavioral therapy). I am currently getting trained to conduct treatment and I should start doing the actual treatment starting in fall. Aside from this, I am trained in research - writing articles related to above. <snip>
Is my area of expertise something that is needed in Sg? <snip>
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