1st post already got sort of minimum expenses range. income tax go google, the tax rates are lower than Malaysia.

You should at least say what job you are applying and how many years of experience.

Good if you need the money now.

Some people would prefer to have CPF deductions so that they can get the Employer’s share of CPF contribution which is 16%, that they can withdraw when they reach the retirement age.

comfortable ? S$5k maybe, if you are still single and no other commitment.

Some companies will pay you back the supposed CPF portion (my company did) and you will have a win win situation. But to get such employer is not easy...I was in luck when I got the job.

Hey all, need some guidance here since I got an offer to work in SG. Below is the details:

Basic Pay: SGD 10,000/month
Car allowance: SGD 1,000/month
CPF employer part: SGD 775/month
Sign on bonus: SGD 10,000 with one year bond.

Vs my current pay in Malaysia:
Basic Pay: RM 13,000/month
Bonus: 6 months for 2012.

The only downside about the SG offer is I will downgrade my job scope & title compare to my level in Malaysia.

1. What is the tax rate for my income in SG?
2. What is the average rental for a studio house in SG?
3. My office located at Newton road, where should I rent?

That's I am in dilemma. I work so hard in the past 8 years for current work level but need downgrade if go SG. Big decision.

For me I will take it. Imagine the money. (right now, I'm money driven, or at least for the next 3 years)
RM13,000 x 12 month + 6 months bonus = RM234,000/annum
SGD11,000 x 12 months x 2.5 = RM330,000/annum (you have extra SGD3,333/month which can be used for rental) - this haven't include AWS/bonus yet.

But then again, it depends, since you are that high up, will you be respected here after the downgrade?
Do you see any potential growing in other market instead of Singapore?
Family/Loans/anything pulling you back?

It's known as "Annual Wage Supplement".

Argiope is right on the abbreviation.
@pinksapphire From what I've heard its pretty much like bonus, some gives extra, some gives one month.
The difference,
Monthly is the standard where you get payout every fixed date of the month, so you get 12 payouts per year.
4 week payout is there will be a payout every 4 weeks, 1 year = 52 weeks, 52 weeks = 13 payouts. (so some people told me usually AWS = 1 month, which is base on this calculation, and usually if you have this you don't have bonus, or something in that line. I'm not sure as I'm still new here, end of the year I'm still under probation) 

Hope I'm right and not confusing you even further

American companies pays weekly but most Asian companies pays monthly. So American companies use the extra 4 weeks AWS to cover the shortfall. Not a bonus.