Work for experience lo, after few years come back kl can demand higher salary. Win win situation

On par with Singapura celery after conversion. Haha
Unless you are working in IT la.

Where and what you are working as. For Malaysia and Singapore. With that salary in Singapore, you need to share a room to make it worthwhile. Otherwise, your take home pay is going to be around 2.1 k after accounting for taxes and rent. Transport and food? Telco? Entertainment? Travelling back? Clothing? Singaporean company are pretty particular.

My friend earns 3.xk SGD now. He says earning 5k MYR is better. He could save more when he lived in Malaysia.

I dun think most ppl get 3k fresh.

see which company you're working for looo, my friend got back from Singapore PWC and his salary in Msia higher than what he earning in Singapore,
but he kena tarik from that company one la, diff people diff case but there's a possibility

Dun think you will get more exposure in sg. As a koolie what exposure you expect.

Since when 5k in KL is middle class? At least 10k in KL can consider middle class.

3k SGD in singapore is low class- you can rent one room in a HDB flat in city or 1HDB flat in outskirts and take train/bus for transportation(can't even afford taxi in Singapore).

RM5k in Malaysia is middle class- can get 1condo and 1 bezza/persona.

Wasn't there a thread yesterday SGD3k vs RM9k?

u need breakdown the cost la - rental , food , transport , etc... then we can judge ...

Maybe Middle class is not the correct word, let make it "Normal" Class then.

anyway, Yes, stay in Singapore, not live in Johor.

You rent a room in sgp. You rent a 🏠 in Msia. Don't dream of owning a car there.
If you have cpf, kena potong 20%. If no cpf, you're on your own when old.

Worse, many Msians working in Sg kena jangkit with materialism and spend like sinkies. Latest phone, check. adidas sneakers, check.

5k in sepang oredi b40.
5k in kl meaning miskin tegar.

you will downgrade considerably--> or you could rent an apartment next to CIQ JB, travel daily. You will waste extra 4 hours travelling on both ways by taking KTM or bus. You can enjoy better lifestyle with high income in Malaysia.

Unless if you are going to Singapore to gain experience and you have opportunity to advance in career: consider staying in KL.

If I am in your shoes and single, I would still consider to go to Singapore in view prospects are limited in Malaysia with extremely bad economic/political situation.


This post has been edited by powerlinkers: Nov 27 2019, 09:57 AM

go sg.
can take rts from jb.

Income wise, u shd be comparing (assuming rm5k is gross & $3k is net for non-pr)

1) rm5000+16%(employer epf contribution)
2) $3000>rm9000(inclusive of your 11%+16% employer as self contribution of epf)

U do the math here(less cost of living BTW bothside) Do consider career advancement, children education etc etc. No right or wrong here, depending what is your planning

This post has been edited by jojolicia: Nov 27 2019, 09:59 AM

5k Malaysia middle class is the definition of topkek

so RM5000 has the equivalent purchasing power as SGD3750.



This post has been edited by Drian: Nov 27 2019, 09:59 AM

x3. Nuff said.