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 Working Life in Singapore V3a, new version...

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post Jun 19 2010, 12:28 AM

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Anyone here in Singapore with family ie. spouse + kids? I'm just wondering what sort of expenses I can expect for family members eg. health insurance, daycare, schooling, car/bus to school etc. I scanned through the pages but everyone is still single biggrin.gif

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post Jun 20 2010, 11:10 AM

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QUOTE(Mackiddo @ Jun 20 2010, 12:04 AM)
my wife and kids are here with me  rclxms.gif  .  wife is a housewife and kids primary school is just below the block  nod.gif .... expenses is ok so far ... not really tough actually if you could manage it well
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Cool Mackiddo. Sounds promising. I'm meeting up with a few recruiters in the next few weeks in Singapore, if the offer is good I'll probably take it.

I know a car is not necessary but anyone else brought their car with them? I'd hate to leave/sell my BMW

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post Jun 20 2010, 11:03 PM

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QUOTE(seantang @ Jun 20 2010, 12:59 PM)
You can't import a used Malaysian car into Singapore.. actually you can, but you have to jump through a lot of rings and you'll end up paying a lot of taxes which you might as well put towards a new car.

You can drive a Malaysian car into Singapore but it will cost S$20 per day (there are a number of free days etc) but there is also a limit as to how many days the car can brought into Malaysia. The rules get more complicated if you have a long term pass (work permit or employment pass etc) where your car cannot stay in Singapore beyond a certain number of hours each day. Then if you have residency (PR or citizen), you cannot drive a foreign car altogether in Singapore.

Let me put it this way... if your current career level allows you to (comfortably) buy a BMW in Malaysia, then the potential new job in Singapore will allow you to do the same thing in Singapore. I wouldn't worry.
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Sean and all, thanks for the info. I guess I'll decide when I actually get an offer biggrin.gif


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