nakatago wrote:A little nugget that may or may not help: Cost of Living Comparison by country/city
nakatago wrote:A little nugget that may or may not help: Cost of Living Comparison by country/city
Wow! Amazing! I didnt really think the purchasing power of people in Houston will be double that of SingaporeStrong Eagle wrote:Stevie_W wrote:Thanks. Found that link quite usefull....provided the information is relatively accurate of course.
The information appears to be quite accurate for a Singapore - Houston, Texas comparison.
Wd40 wrote:Wow! Amazing! I didnt really think the purchasing power of people in Houston will be double that of SingaporeStrong Eagle wrote:Stevie_W wrote:Thanks. Found that link quite usefull....provided the information is relatively accurate of course.
The information appears to be quite accurate for a Singapore - Houston, Texas comparison.![]()
However, the prices to buy an apartment in Houston looks unrealistic, in that comparison. Is Houston really that cheap? I mean 10% of Singapore prices? No way!
Damn! What the hell am I doing here man? I should have applied for the H1B this year![]()
It would cost more to live around Changi in terms of rental and probably living cost compared to Yishun because of its proximity to the international airport, Changi Business Park, being a mature/established neighbourhood and more landed properties.sunnymummy wrote:The Toronto prices seems reasonable. Thuogh I wonder about the Singapore prices. I looked at say Yishun vs Changi and there is quite a change. (Even for the large ticket stuff like rent and cars)
Hylena wrote:Alternatively you can use this excel Cost of Living spreadsheet to make a comparison
In retrospect, in this age of web apps, APIs and big data, I don't really see a compelling reason for web-shared excel file wherein you have to rely on other people to put their data in* instead of websites that scrape data for you already.zzm9980 wrote:Hylena wrote:Alternatively you can use this excel Cost of Living spreadsheet to make a comparison
No one should click that link, it could be malicious. Mods please remove.
(intentionally broke the link in my quote)
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