Depending on how long you agreement is.
6months - 1year is half month.
2 years is 1 month.
I don't think he is looking to move again anytime soon.

For one year lease is 6.25k (1mth rental 1mth deposit 1/2mth agent fee)
For two year lease is 10k (1mth rental 2mth deposit 1mth agent fee)

Deposit only for PUB lor, $200. I don't remember my starhub internet/cable got need any deposit.

@Dark If you're earning decent bucks you could even consider taxi. Bedok to CBP is about $7 one-way, so if you took taxi to-and-fro every day you're looking at under $350 a month.

[edit] you bring family means startup cost will be even higher. Even a "fully furnished" apartment is not really fully fit for living, need to consider buying mattress/bed, appliances, cutlery, cooking pots n pans, unless you are bringing all your stuff over from MY.

This post has been edited by deodorant: Sep 5 2011, 10:24 AM

My friend staying at Jurong, travelling to CBD area taking taxi to and fro almost everyday. He still say it is cheap comparing to driving a car. He sold his car and happily taking taxi everyday, like having a driver fetching him here and there everyday. Hard truth is having a car cost much more than taking taxi. Bus is cheaper but longer travelling time.

Jurong to CBD.

You guys are great help. I read all your replies.
Cheers!

No worries...his monthly taxi fares cost less than 800 per month. Keeping his car, his CBD area office car park + HDB car park + normal car parking fees + ERP + monthly installment + Insurance + Road Tax + Fuel + Maintenance is much more than his taxi fares.

any programmer/developer work at sg..?
how is the development work at sg..?

You still have MRT......which is by far THE fastest mode of transport especially during peak hours...road can be congested...so buses n taxis will be stucked as well

u must go there to know why it is cheaper... hehehe, sometimes it is location, sometimes it is due to amenities, sometimes due to the kind of housing...
agree, but that's only to work... family how? weekends how? emergency how?

if you're single... cab saves you a lot... but if you have a family... 2 kids + wife + u... helper how?
mostly outsourced to india.... except for banks

lol...a bit hard for me to survey at india...
a lot of programmer from india come to malaysia as contract staff...their salary quite high...

they are expats... that's probably why... msia dont have a big enough industry to draw from or a big enough talent pool

Any bus from Expo station to ur office? should have rite?
u can take mrt from pari ris / simei / bedok (cheaper area compared to eunos and further down to central)
Why u dun wan transit, SG is very convenient.
U can also think of taxi. To and fro shd be less than $20 (i think around $15), if u stay in simei/tampines/east side of bedok. Sumore its not CBD are, no ERP charges. Definitely waaayyy cheaper than car.

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Added on September 5, 2011, 12:16 pmwats ur chances so far? i so far 99% chances sardine with goreng pisang only

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Added on September 5, 2011, 12:25 pmbare in mind taking bus all the way from yishun is dam f*****n long. it will take around one hour. rmbr u have traffic jam.
so it's still etter to stay in bedok, tapines, pasir ris and do the mrt/bus transit.

This post has been edited by Aloong: Sep 5 2011, 12:25 PM

If you're the sweaty type and you don't like it... go with taxi or car. The only exception is if there's a bus route that takes you door to door, and the bus stops are very, very near your flat and workplace. Even then, it could be a loooong trip. For instance the bus from my block in AMK to Heeren at Orchard Road fits the exception perfectly, but it's a 55 minute journey with 30 stops. So I take it very, very rarely... for eg. when I have some thinking to do and in a bus is as good a place as any.

But if you don't mind public transport, then simply buy a city map + bus guide, check which buses go to your workplace or nearest MRT (plus feeder bus) and then work your way out from there. I would choose a place that's along the required bus/mrt route (less than 20 minutes travel time - 10 bus stops or 10 MRT stations) and preferably with a nearby shopping center / supermarket / HDB hub (within 5 bus stops).

This post has been edited by seantang: Sep 5 2011, 01:10 PM

declining, most chic recognise my face already, avoid me like crazy
too much jap artistic movie i guess, those scene in the mrt

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Added on September 5, 2011, 1:27 pmgo to singapore expat forum, i gather alot in 5 figure range, top India Uni

This post has been edited by ivanswk: Sep 5 2011, 01:27 PM

Quite true, sometimes I'm 'forced' to take cab even though I've a car, like clubbing session .

Hi, I wanna back kl from SG. I know woodland there got bus to jb bus station. Can i buy bus ticket straight away there to kl (instant bus)? maybe at 6pm or 7 pm.

For you guys that travel to JB frequently, another alternative fyi.

http://www.changiairport.com/getting-aroun...-bahru-malaysia

This post has been edited by keelim: Sep 5 2011, 02:31 PM

artistic movie??? scene in the mrt???
if only u can explain more.

there is malaysian operated bus AC7 from kota raya to Yishun too.

It has been a long time I never take bus to JB, for those who take SG operated bus from JB to Singapore, make sure you pay cash(RM) instead of eZlink(SGD).

ya..there is a big different between paying RM and ezlink....but i still found out a lot of ppl paying by ezlink....Maybe they are rich enough ><