You would need around 7,704.81S$ in Singapore to maintain the same standard of life that you can have with 3,143.08S$ (9,600.00RM) in Kuala Lumpur (assuming you rent in both cities). This calculation uses our Cost of Living Plus Rent Index to compare cost of living. This assumes net earnings (after income tax). You can change the amount in this calculation.

i tend to feel singkie girls are less materialistic and more conservative than msian girls.
So I guess the sought after are by your definition is for the fun by sg guys.
You'd be surprised that theres a demand for msian guys because to the eyes of SG girls. SG guys are all useless hamsap mommy boys.
while SG girls may sound nice. you gotta get used to their accent which sounds like they're permanently whining.

their materialistic is from their own spending instead of receiving as gifts... that's what i observed. Just like why some guys buy rolex as a token of achievement... maybe this is due to the spending power.

However their criteria is for a guy might be tougher than materialistic gifts: is to have a fat enough CPF to BTO a HDB the moment they ROM