accommodation for less than 2000 SGD

zdaz · Post by **zdaz** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 8:02 am

hi
i'm new to Singapore and am looking for accommodation for less than 2000 SGD. I'm a bachelor and am not really into having roommates and therefore would like to have my own place. whenever I search for a one bedroom apartment on rental websites, i get offers on rooms in apartments and not apartments
what can i get for this price ? can I find a 1+1 apartment in a condo or should I focus on HDBs ?
thanks for your help
Z.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 8:25 am

For the price, you are not going to find a one bedroom apartment. You, as noted, might find a shared condo, but a one bedroom condo will set you back ~3K/mo. You cannot rent an HDB 1 bedroom apartment (at least not legally) as these are all rented out by HDB to disadvanged/elderly Singaporean and cannot be rented by foreigners. Your best bet is to look for a 3room (2 BR) HDB rental flat outside of the CBD (central business district). You should be able to find one within your budget. Also, most HDB flats are near to amenities already as the HDB and the city planners work hand in hand. Also bus & rail links will be better in HDB estates.

Or, alternately you can share a unit, which, like you, I've never really been fond of, but did so for the first year I was here until I had a good layout of the land and ample time to "shop" around.

Post by **nakatago** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 8:44 am

Alternatively, you could look for 2+1 HDB units. There should still be some going for 2000 or less but you'd have look a bit farther from popular areas.

zdaz · Post by **zdaz** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 8:57 am

thank you for your help
how far is "far" from popular areas ?
i will be working in the financial district. will I be able to find something within 30 mins transportation time ?

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:40 am

nakatago wrote:Alternatively, you could look for 2+1 HDB units. There should still be some going for 2000 or less but you'd have look a bit farther from popular areas.

What is an HDB 2+1 unit?

Wouldn't be the same as a 3room (2 BR BedRoom) HDB rental flat would it?

sundaymorningstaple wrote:Your best bet is to look for a 3room (2 BR) HDB rental flat

Post by **nakatago** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:56 am

sundaymorningstaple wrote:
nakatago wrote:Alternatively, you could look for 2+1 HDB units. There should still be some going for 2000 or less but you'd have look a bit farther from popular areas.
What is an HDB 2+1 unit?

Wouldn't be the same as a 3room (2 BR BedRoom) HDB rental flat would it?

sundaymorningstaple wrote:Your best bet is to look for a 3room (2 BR) HDB rental flat

My bad; just skimmed your post so some things didn't register correctly.

I thought that most dwellings were usually described with the number of bedrooms as well until I got here in Singapore and saw that + format .

@OP

How far is far? No real metric. Keep looking for flats further from your target until you find one within your budget. Use google maps or go there to get guesstimate travel times for any particular address.

carteki · Post by **carteki** » Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:21 am

nakatago wrote: How far is far? No real metric. Keep looking for flats further from your target until you find one within your budget. Use google maps or go there to get guesstimate travel times for any particular address.

I would use http://www.gothere.sg as they have approx travel times by public transport on their maps.

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