Sgd is better

take note also no epf at sg
tax in sg lower

I see, you meant minimal cost of living in Singapore.

are you first class honor? With your degree, try apply NCS. They offer a lot higher salary in SG

Job Title : Intern
Job Desciption : Video editing/graphic/research/whatever people need/even guiding senior staff using new technology and apps.
Age : 25
Years spent in company : 4 months
Company :
Industry : NGO
Tenure : 6 months
Employment Level : Junior
Experience before joining (years) :
Highest paper qualification/ education background : diploma
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 2500.00
Contractual Bonus (months): mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : mths

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits :
Transport Benefits :
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :
Flexi Working Hours : Yes
Other Benefits :

That's why I said need a lot of will power haha

Intern and earning 2.5k a month? Nice..

25 still intern ?

RM3100 at KL? If you're not from KL and working in either KL or SG will mean you have to leave your hometown, by all means go for the latter.

Last I checked there's no benchmark age by when you should do your intern or complete your college.

I m from Pahang. Yeah, RM 3100 at klang valley.

Let me provide some comments since I was in a similar position as you. Only difference I came to SG with slightly 2 years working exp in malaysia and salary was higher .
I think you could live well maybe not too comfortably with sgd2400. Assuming you rent a room outskirt or the city at the cost of sgd700 (assuming non sharing). Food wise let’s make it sgd1000 , transport sgd100., phone sgd50.
May I ask do you have any commitments eg, car loan etc in malaysia ?

This post has been edited by playstan211: Apr 25 2019, 10:32 AM

Car loan RM 550
Others RM300


I roughly calculated my living cost and commitments, I may save SGD 400 monthly. But if i stay at Malaysia, I only can save RM500 without any entertainment and shopping. I also worry I leave my parents alone after I go singapore and I think I wouldnt work at Singapore til retire.

Now , I m working as GT in MNC. there is no increment or OT for GT. My salary will only increase after 1 and half year but it is not 100% guarantee convert GT to Permanent staff.

If you want to build up your career and more spending power . Take up the offer in SG. But if you work in KL, u gonna leave your parents alone too. No difference on that between KL and SG.

Good luck

if u can earn sgd at early stage, go for it.

earn money, then come back.

what is the suggested age cutoff to come back?

this is too subjective. like TS said, want to take care of parents. have to see what are their age. are they working? when they retire?

and who knows over the time u work in sg, u found someone there. singaporean. may not consider to come back

some of my friends and families, they get more and more commitments while working at SG,
I.E. buy nice fancy cars, luxurious condo and etc.

In the end they are trapped at SG forever, separated from their family. Because coming back to work in Malaysia just cannot support all those commitments with the way lower salary here.

So need to be careful on that.

But if you are planning to work till retirement, consider all I said as bullsh1t

Haha yes many of my friends faced the same situation too. Just simply couldn't return due to high commitment.