It is high and challenging, which is why you will find openings easier
Less challenging jobs with low turnover, you wont find many of these available for foreigners

Singapore customers are very demanding one you know. You need to have thicker face and learn how to lick boots if you want to sell financial products. Many high net worth customers here.

SG banking sales are expected to work 7 days/week.

Lick lick in front, curse at back

Old article. Foreigner able to 'steal' jobs from S'porean:

http://www.transitioning.org/2015/01/15/un...-is-30-cheaper/

For income tax, what is the typical rate for a resident? I'm soon moving there and let say my salary is about 3k, approximately how much would my income tax be?

Refer to IRAS website:- IRAS

There are 2 rates, resident and non-resident,
depending if you're in Singapore for 183 days for that years.
If I'm not mistaken, it's only a few percent with resident rates. With 36k/year,
your tax with resident rates comes up to a 410 dollars.
With non-resident rates, about S$8.1k.
There's still debate on how is it calculated though.

thanks. this guide will be good enough for me now to do my financial plan..

Hi, how much is a good salary package to live comfortably in Singapore?

What is comfortable? Landed terrace house & two cars? Then I think you probably need around $300k per annum.

Put yourself in our shoe. HOW are we going to answer such a broad question?

You have to refine your question. For a start define 'comfortable' in your standard

Sgd 1300/mth take home to live comfortably here. only applies to me tho!!!

Do you mean net salary after deducting the expenses?

take home means amount before expenses la!!!

I believe with that amount you are not living in SG but travel daily JB to SG?

in sg, renting room @ bk pjg for $450/mth (incl utility) >> live comfortably in SG is the context here

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Jul 19 2016, 11:55 AM

double post

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Jul 19 2016, 11:55 AM

Wow, fantastic

You really save a lot eh...
loll...
Or do you have a partner to do an expenditure balancing?

nope, still single.

saving as much before heading home is the objective when I first step foot in this little red-dot. so working towards low and doable living expenses is the first step to start.

my expenses $1300/mth (all-in) is doable due to location of stay, work, restricted weekend spending in neighbourhood malls only. location is the key word here. for me stay (bk pjg), work (sg kadut) are consider low krass areas, not CDB status, eventually food, transport, dressing, make-up, heels, handbags, hair-do need not be above average. so-so will do .

only go downtown once a month, with proper budgeting, I can still manage to do 2x per year SEA travel (a way to reward myself)

p/s '0' luxury living for the past 6yrs.

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Jul 19 2016, 01:43 PM