Hi Guys.

How is the working life in Singapore?

How is the expenses? Can someone share it out..Pls...

Normally how much we can save per month?

Temptations are always there... I hardly been affected by this except maybe year end,... allwo myself to spend a little more.  I also have to keep up with technology, but I am not into such things unlike some of my friends... also depends on your sustainable life style.. A colleague of mine earning ~3k/mth, not married  and staying with his parents, used to go holiday every yr to places like Japan, EU.. of late, he decided not to travel but save $700/mth for insurance alone in CASH.. He is still living his normal life of carefree and spend as he wants... Of course, he is not the spend thrift type except only on things he love.. electronics gedget.  However he still spending, according to him, still can survive comfortibly...

As for PC, you can go Sim Lim Sq and asked for OEM.. 1 PC set up without monitor cost ~$400.. not referring to low end type mid range typical set up but pay more if you want superb type ~$700.. no need pay $1500... Given that, who won't want to spend.. temptations ... always there.. Even SGTel and StarHub, the 2 biggest Teclo companies in SG are offereing free laptop and desktop with their broadband subscription.. By comparision with MY, $ for $, SG is  definitely much cheaper... imagine paying ~$45 for 7Mbps/mth and you get a free desktop worth $1500 Pc from I think HP, or some reputed brand.. if you aren't choosy, like me, I am using 10Mbps paying ~$73/mth bundle with hp line, comes with $200 voucher and Samsung CAM corder FOC.... imagine paying for 1Mbps RM77 in MY (was in another thread just this week in LYN about subscription fee)

But again... in SG, many people as they claimed, even market analysts & economists too.. eyeing SG pie for retail and spending as the people simply have too much CASH to disposed.... Given that scenerio?.. temptations is really very high and almost everyone is in the mode of spending.... Given that kind of remarks.. Don't you think this SUCKERS also have some point in what they had written about the spending power of working in SG and the cost and cost index ?

aiyah bbmars.. let them stay in Msia la... no need to explain to them... we enjoy ourselves in SG 

cktwai - izzit hard to enter big 4 there? what about bdo ?

wanted to get into audit firm in sg.

aiyah bbmars.. let them stay in Msia la... no need to explain to them... we enjoy ourselves in SG 

i have a degree in account and finance with 2nd lower. wanted to try audit firm since banking line doesnt suit me .

Everyone has their own preference, we cannot force them.
For the comfortable of living, I think those ppl who has work in both places know the differences very well.

Its okay if they don't understand... at least try explaining what it is like.  My father in law used to engaged 2 indians from India to help with his mover business.  I must say, those days... they were only here in SG on social pass, therefore, it made them illegal working for him, untill he finally got them as full time worker.... but they were paid local paid.. no undercutting as my in law is very generous with workers including meals and drinks..  I could recall.. years after they left and came back working as contract worker with HDB as cleaners. they look up my in law only to find him underground 6 feet.. they told us, he lived like a king back in India for 2 yrs, build a big spacious house, for his entire and related families, even employ several maids with the saving he made working for my in law..

I also remember too... these 2 workers had also brough along their other indians friends working here over the weekends offering FOC services just only asking for basic meals and drinks which my in-law provided them with soc they can save more..for their own in India.  So given that kind of scenerio... I guess it really boils down to what do we really want to get out of this employment in SG...  My chinese colleague told me, its indeed expensive spending in SG initially.  However, after some months, he said, its not that bad earning and spending here as compared to China.. which the cost index is much higher than SG.... no conversion of currency..

I am wondering, how you guys manage to find a job in sg? Through agent? Or go to sg straight away and stay at relative's house then look for a job there?

Izzit going to work if apply through website like jobseek.com.sg? How the employer interview you? Phone? Or must purposely go all the way down to sg for interview? I am from kl...

Those were the days........I miss Singapore!!!!             

On a serious note, it is very true that when you first move over, you will hit with tough time as everything is double the moolah - your savings was in RM and now spend in SGD.   Depends on individual, normally it will take you like 3 months or more to get adjusted (someone told me they did it in 2 months).   Well, for me it was like more than months cos I bought a lot of things.        The moment you have adjusted, well, well, well, SGD start flowing in like free beer (borrowing terms from drinking kaki). 

I am wondering, how you guys manage to find a job in sg? Through agent? Or go to sg straight away and stay at relative's house then look for a job there?

Izzit going to work if apply through website like jobseek.com.sg? How the employer interview you? Phone? Or must purposely go all the way down to sg for interview? I am from kl...

I guess sometimes its being in the right place at the right time.

For my current company, I applied for their Malaysian subsidiary, but the HR handed my resume to the Singaporean headquarters, and they called me up for an interview.

Yes, I went down from KL to Singapore for the interview. Treat it like a short vacation if you are going down, and maybe you can look around and see if you like the lifestyle there.

Hi.. is there any claims for travelling n accomodation fees if we are asked to attend interview in SG? Or makan sendiri?