Im sure there are some sinkies that discriminate msian.. like i said, "sinkies I know", not all sinkies..

it depends on what group of sinkies u mix with, low life sinkies sure hate u for "stealing their jobs"..

if you accept the social life there why not.. mind you.. it would not easy to work with singaporean.. they are very fast paced and high in result.

my friend work there for 5 years and salary is gooding (around 8k sgd) but he still eating alone everyday at canteen because all of his colleague are singaporean.
Note - he is friendly and talkative person

your choice

1. TS, you plan to stay in Sg or JB?

2. You plan to work there for short term or long term? I know of ppl who planned short term but as their commitment increases, they are stuck there.

3. You plan to start a family? You gotta familiarise yourself with their school system when you enrol your kids there.

4. Your kids will be stuck there if they're schooled there. Can't even speak Malay wei.

1. TS, you plan to stay in Sg or JB?

2. You plan to work there for short term or long term? I know of ppl who planned short term but as their commitment increases, they are stuck there.

3. You plan to start a family? You gotta familiarise yourself with their school system when you enrol your kids there.

4. Your kids will be stuck there if they're schooled there. Can't even speak Malay wei.

TS, I moved to SG recently, on EP.

It depends on your commitments and lifestyle honestly.

1) At 30, probably most people will be looking at settling down with a partner and have children. 4.6k in Johor, with wife working also probably can lead a decent life with 1 child (assuming household income probably 7-8k in Johor).

2) But 3.2k in Singapore, don't dream of starting a family. Will die. You will lead a single life possibly until your 40s. 3.2k can survive in Singapore as a single.

3) 3.2k in Singapore is fresh graduate level, not really the salary for a professional lawyer but hey again, thousands of Malaysians cross the border for half that amount. 

4) Going to Singapore doesn't necessarily mean you will be better career wise. Sometimes you shoot yourself in the foot. When u return to Malaysia, employers will benchmark against 3.2k, not 10k this is very important ya. Don't assume employers so generous will offer you 12-13k. They will look at what u get in Singapore, without conversion.

5) If you ok with staying single forever, yes you can come to Singapore.

6) See point 1 and 2. Need to ask yourself, where are you now and where you want to go.

If you have any questions let me know

Regardless of your industry, what is your job role / title?

SGD3.5K is in the middle of nowhere, not here not there. Worst if eventually you go for PR, 20% goes to CPF, you left with about 2.8K take home.

- rental - HDB common room with aircon 800
- public transport - 150 (depending on usage or distance, i take a higher estimation)
- meals - 30 x 2 x 5 = 300 - this is 30 days 2 meal each, in hawker, plus some breakfast, plus sometime eat out with friends and colleague - 600
- personal needs - 300
- entertainment - 150

total basic is 2k per month

Things to continue:
- $ for parent, $ for saving, $ for insurance
- Ok with just renting a room, most of the time you just stay in your small room?
- Ok for 3 meals eating outside
- Ok for nobody go out with you
- Ok to spend 4-6 hours for a return trip to stay in JB to save cost? 4-6 hours is the normal jam + queue + immigration for going in and out in normal day before covid
- Ok for having to always look at price of food and menu to decide what you gonna eat with your current salary?
- Ok to stay away from your family for 1 week? 1 month? 1 year? It will start with 1 week, then you hate the jam, then you will start going back Johor 1-2 time per month, then you have covid, I have friends staying 2 years straight before getting to come back
- If you buy house in Johor, you will have extra burden, if you dont buy, how you gonna start your own family?
- Every commitment in MY, everything you owe the bank still need to pay, like your car, house, etc. Willing to give up your car? But when you come back got extra car for you to use? If not selling, you ok to leave the car to rot in Johor?
- Ready for a more stressful and competitive life in SG? I'm not kidding you, Malaysia people working style is really relaxed and slow and calm compared to SG.
- You single? attached? have family? You think you can or you know you can handle long distance relationship?

Harsh questions to answer:
- How long you been working already? Why is your salary 4.6k at 30 years old? What exactly is the problem? not taking initiative? not competitive enough? not qualified enough?
- The same problem you identify now, will it impact your salary growth in KL? will it impact in SG? Which do you think you have higher chance of moving up?
- Even if you take the offer in SG, next time you try to move to another job, people will see, 30 years old, taking almost fresh grad salary, something must be wrong, either i low ball this candidate like previous company, or i reject him
All these questions are not to discourage you, just wanna make sure you think thru properly first, if you confident life will change for the better then i say go ahead. Never too late. Also good if you single and have no loan / commitment to worry about. If you are open for SG, maybe you can open up a bit more to any other countries, might as well right? But if you still wanna come back Johor often, then can keep the choice to SG.

I am currently 30 years old with 5+ years of working experience in the legal industry. For my current job I am drawing a salary of RM4600+. I work in Johor btw. I feel that I am somehow stuck due to my slow career progression so I have been thinking about moving to Singapore.

I found a potential job which offers SGD3.5k at most, which means most likely they will only be paying 3.2k (optimistic?). I know for a fact that if I move to KL I could land a job that would pay me MYR5k+. So the dilemma is should I go to SG for smaller pay (disregard the conversion) and start afresh or to KL?

Appreciate any constructive view. Thanks.

Edited:

Since some of you replied asking for more details before giving advice, i thought I should supplement more info:

1. Single. No plan to start a family. In fact no plan to get into a relationship. Can foresee myself single till the day I die.

2. My previous jobs include lawyer and legal editor. Now working as a legal exec (in house).

i see all also salary high, me kuli 2k pay only at age 39 lol. i comehere when i am 36..

my roughly basic expenses= room 550 all in, food 5 per meal with own drink x3x30=450, transport 200, phone 30, the rest depends on you spend. if your salary 3.5k nett will save money faster la. anyone in sg near yishun wan lepak tcss can look for me. sienzz

if you accept the social life there why not.. mind you.. it would not easy to work with singaporean.. they are very fast paced and high in result.

my friend work there for 5 years and salary is gooding (around 8k sgd) but he still eating alone everyday at canteen because all of his colleague are singaporean.
Note - he is friendly and talkative person

your choice