Many tech stuffs are comparable, if not cheaper when buy in Msia. Certain electronic stuffs only

thanks a lot, was thinking what to buy here or there since i will be traveling to and fro. did comparison on brand stuff, not much difference.

Baby milk powder.
3 tins in Malaysia = 2 tins in Singapore.

May I ask 1.9K SGD working in Singapore Millenia Walk it is enough to cover expenses staying in Singapore? Thank you

Yup definitely enough to cover if you live within your means. You can stay in a shared room, and eat budget meals. Public transportation is also quite affordable in singapore. As long as you plan out your budget wisely you should be fine.

What job is this?

Thank you but I've been working in Singapore I know the living costs
I preferred to have privacy and COVID 19 still around

Retail industry executives

yeah i realize that too. also i don't see them selling in boxes. mostly in tin/can

I last bought from JB 3+ years ago.
If I recall correctly aeon sell in boxes.

work monitors are dirt cheap if you willing to collect (used ones on carousell) - i picked up a 2020 mfg 24" for $80 only.
only if you venture into those 27 QHD and above then they get more expensive.

Room rental actually quite flat.. proximity to MRT is one thing that jacks up the price
However if you plan it right living on a frequent bus route has never impeded me going out~

HDB 6 mos minimum to rent.
Usual lease 1year.
gome - At the minimum since ur wife coming over - rent a master bedroom circa 1200
Even if it didn't pan out for your wife its still like 300 over a common room circa 900 and you get a big bed.
Renting separately solo aka 2 single rooms will be more costly.

3.4k a month is overkill.. unless you really earning 20k sing then its a diff story altogether.
No need to waste money, if you're earning good money chances are you won't be staying at home much.. treat the house like hotel only.

Sembawang area not too bad.. cross the mall and cross the street is home. Suitable for red line peeps.

I work NE area not CBD - so I rent couple MRT stops away from office OR I can take the bus to work which isn't any different in terms of time in the morning, and the buses connect me to whatever line..red purple orange green blue all can one (I went around quite a bit to jalan jalan and picking up cheap loot on carousell)

Certain rooms cost more because of the convenience factor and size..and the toys (appliances) for you to use

mine is pretty awesome location + PUB included + wifi included for $900
has food within the same 'hood (which is important.. this is easy at mature estates like Jurong East, Bishan, TPY) but.. if u kena newer places a bit outskirt u have no "downstairs food court" to fall back on if you WFH
c/w Front Loader WM (gentle on dresses).. top loader destroys dresses
c/w some fancy expensive mattress (good rest is important especially for 8-830am office hrs)

Ideally it goes like
1. End to end journey <30 mins is perfect on gmaps, with <8 mins TOTAL walking if you wear formal shoes to work.
If you are in smart casual places where you can wear sneakers then its not a problem to walk 10mins+

2. Do not rent >1hr gmaps away. It will be a pain in the morning. usually here start 8am or 830am..
Unless you are in really on-time ciao job OR you just dont mind watching netflix for whole hour..

3. If the price is like 50-100 bucks extra on the room but reduces 30mins /one way journey just pay lah.
Its fun to not waste time commuting.

This post has been edited by ceo684: May 30 2022, 11:33 PM

I've been buying the boxes cheaper ones from Shopee
Produced in Singapore, shipped to Malaysia, and back to Singapore

Thanks for your input. When my family goes over, it'll be my wife and baby...so renting a Master Room is not viable. 3.4k a month is considered overkill eh? When I looked around carousell and propertyguru, that's like the lower median price already. What's the normal "affordable" range, ~2.6k?

Since the rental rate is pretty flat regardless of location, I'm thinking why not rent nearer to the CBD (Bukit Merah? Tiong Bharu?) and cut the transport time. HDB minimum 6 months....hmm might need to tumpang at relative's house as backup plan if can't find room at condo

Just curious when you mentioned condo.
In Singapore, HDB and condo are considered different categories, hence price difference.
Generally, renting a HDB would be sufficient.

Yeah, my situation is that I plan to rent a room for about 3 months before my family comes over, after which I'll then rent a whole unit. Seems like I can't rent a room in a HDB for just 3 months, because the minimum is 6 months. So as some has advised, condo is the only way to go for that 3 month room rent.

let me give you a little perspective.

HDB price is around 3200-3750 for 3 room (12xx soft) CCK and Bukit Panjang Area

Condo(2 room 1000sqft) cck- SGD3200, Condo (3 room -1200sqft)-SGD 3800-SGD4100 - all these are old development

currently property market is very very competitive. according to my agent, its because a lot of development was put on hold due to covid and people wanting to escape lockdown are coming to singapore.

in fact i have to pay 5% above advertise price to secure a place. went to view a place, made an offer less than a week - already taken

Thanks for your input. The HDB whole unit rental price seems to be inline with what I'm seeing so far. ceo684 said it's overkill, maybe she knows some cheaper ones (pls pm me ). I just checked the whole unit rentals that I bookmarked 2 weeks ago, true enough, all are no longer being listed. Good luck to me

This post has been edited by gome: Jun 1 2022, 10:13 AM

2 yrs back whole unit HDB only 2250
But nowadays looking at 2800 or so for a HDB and three pax to a whole unit is very cosy already
Bedok or Serangoon kinda mature estate easy to find food
Bishan/Sembawang also not too bad for red line office

Punggol ones u need to check if 136 pass by. The ones along LRT loop are new but far relatively.
Low 2k thereabouts can be rented more cheaply if u dont mind the travel time 🤗


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Hello everyone,

looking for broadband provided.

M1 or singtel. any suggestion? M1 is SGD10 cheaper though people say Singtel is better due to the reputation

All are almost similar, but Singtel is known to be the most expensive albeit supposedly more coverage.
I'm on Starhub Fibre but sometimes its crap. especially when taking online exam.

This post has been edited by VinluV: Jun 4 2022, 11:56 PM

ok...many thanks