for me, one month 400sgd is enough for food and transport. Average one day spending = 10 to 12 sgd per day for 2 meal. the rest for transport.

OMG!R u kiddin me?!400sgd for both food n transport?!Cant be dat cheap right?
U muz be stayin nearby ur ofiz?
Say 12sgd 1day for food...12 x 30 = 360 loh...u oni spend 40sgd for transport?!!

My rough estimation is food - 500 or 600sgd, transport - 300sgd. << Was thnkin, if datz da case,i cant be savin much d.
M xpectin da worst anyways.

This post has been edited by Semper Fi: Apr 17 2011, 11:50 AM

$10 for transport/day? you take cab??

Whats your salary range? Food here is generally cheaper than Malaysia la, transport of you take mrt and bus only, the most it wi cost you is about $80.

300 for transport is overkilled. I could have taken cab to work everyday with that.

Bus/MRT in singapore is cheap yet efficient. I'd say 100 bucks is enough unless you're staying at Changi and work at Tuas.

i stay near to my company transport pickup place, so i can save alot from it. meal wise is bout 10sgd to 12sgd, it is not worth starving urself just to save a few. Transport for me 50sgd can last for 1 month.

Wow...tq guys for all da useful info!
I din knw transport can be dat cheap?
Wat abt food? Did u cook sumtimes?

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Added on April 17, 2011, 12:09 pmErm...More than 2ksgd.
80sgd?U stay nearby ur ofiz oso?
Wat if u tk MRT then change to bus,wudnt be dat cheap right?

My apologies,i duno hw to rply to all,so 4gv me if i din rply ur msg here.


This post has been edited by Semper Fi: Apr 17 2011, 12:09 PM

For me, usually about $7 a day for food, plus I do some shopping for milo, biscuits, bread etc biweekly about $10, for breakfast/nom-ming. Transportation is free company bus, maybe 1 month spend $20 to reload the MRT card (I dun travel out much). Anyway if you take BUS+MRT also highly unlikely to rack up more than $3 a day. However I spend about $150 on flights a month to go back to KK.

And some weekends, go to Brewerkz for a pint for just $12. Sit down and chitchat with friends at Clarke Quay while taking photos. The rest of the money put into investment =). Some of my friends in Malaysia working for few years still have yet to save enough to invest. That's the greatest problem working there I believe, because the earlier you save and start making your money work for you, the better.

I am driving. The figure I gave is when I was takin the public transport.

try find a room tat is near to the mrt station instead of taking a bus + mrt which would cost alot. For cooking wise, i can save some but not much

I thought it doesn't save much if we cook for only 1 person?

Hi Both,

Wat i meant cookin here is, light cookin, as in makin sandwiches? Plain porridge? Fried Noodles n etc.Not those 3 or 4 courses meal type.

arent those less nutritious compared to the food outside?

for me food i spend on is only for lunch... around $4-5/day.. transportation to office $2 back $2 with mrt n bus... for dinner i punish my company for making me work OT, $15 for meal if not OT i skip dinner, $12 for cab back ^^ then leave at 9...

for weekends... usually transportation around $5-$12, food $20... unless got special damage due to special outing with cousin ... around $250..zzz, waste of $$$$

shopping not much...

Room near MRT is very important...10 mins walk is quite OK. Busses are horrible because they can be very slow sometimes, especially if you stay in the suburbs. Around Lakeside you can get a decent single room for $450 including PUB.

Most owners won't object to you boiling water to make noodles or porridge. If it involves frying or anything to do with oil, more difficult as it can be very oily (I have met many owners that are very particular about cleanliness zzz). But to be honest, eat a 2 veg 1 meat meal is only $3 here, that's quite healthy than anything you can do at home for a similar budget for 1 person. Singapore is not Australia or the UK, where eating out can easily cost a small fortune.

Wah what kind of weekend is that? Open bottle type? =). Anyone interested to have a TCSS session at Brewerkz? The atmosphere there damn nice.

I normally hang out at Harry's bar. They have a lot of branches, and there is 1 in Clarke Quay and 1 in Boat Quay.

Take it from someone who's been living outside since SPM. Don.t be stingy on food. Allocate $20 a day for meals. That's only $600 per month. If you spend it all, good.. If you don't great. But don't limit yourself to such a low budget like $3 per meal unless it company subsidised meals or worse still, reduce food budget to pay for booze, fags or girls. That's the stupidest thing you can do.

Don't be afraid tp use a bit more of your salary on good, nutricious food. Your salary will ALWAYS increase and the % you spend on food will fall. But if you screw up your health... get an ulcer or some sort of nutritional deficiency, it will haunt you for life. Especially so at this stage when you're coming into the working world and at the same time moving to another country away from everything that's familiar. Your body is under a lot of stress.

And if you believe in nutritional supplements, spend a dollar a day to get a bottle of Pharmaton capsules or something similar. There are a lot of required nutrients that a constant diet of economy rice cannot provide.

errrr, the massage, prc, geylang type... lol, but i am innocent type... so that's why i think its a waste of $$$

i dont drink 1 ler... i like a healthy lifestyle... but i got 4 bottles and 3 packs of ciggies in my room
me too... but my harry's is at IBP, super dead place... on weekdays I go there to eat dinner at the expense of my company... order $40+ worth of food, play free pool for 3 hours... ftw!

Hi,

Thnx for ur valuable feebck.
I stil thnk $600 is abit too much,i wil try to lessen it. Actuali i got 2 purposes la...i wanna save + diet mer...Datz y i dun spend much on food. Over here,i skip lunch,i make milo in ofiz.

Your salary will ALWAYS increase << Well,datz pretty much depends on da co, most of them wont hv increment afta probation?Unless u jump to anotha co wiv a high salary la...

Good luck with the ulcer and diabetes.


Most companies will give an annual increment to people who are just average.

And ultimately, it depends on YOU. If you feel you deserve a higher salary but your company won't give it to you, then change company.

This post has been edited by seantang: Apr 17 2011, 01:36 PM