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post Dec 21 2025, 09:02 AM, updated 2d ago

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kkm singgit bestest
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QUOTE(Boom Mortar @ Dec 21 2025, 10:03 AM)
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3rd world country style. /k wants 1st world country singkie healthcare style!
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:09 AM

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Most expensive country now.

Surviving will be getting difficult. Specially those retired.

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QUOTE(Boom Mortar @ Dec 21 2025, 09:03 AM)
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Bestest? Yes, I truly agree. My side here got a fellow suffering from chronic insomnia. Excluding time & $ spent on trip, everytime queue need to spend 3-4 hours just to get the prescription of 5 sleeping pills. No more no less, just 5 tablets..
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:38 AM

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Sana kan banyak millionaire n billioanaire
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:44 AM

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Still most ave ppl there earns up to 7x more than us
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:44 AM

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Oredi say.... by 2030, /K will be a very quiet place.... whistling.gif
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:45 AM

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Everywhere also same.
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:47 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Dec 21 2025, 09:09 AM)
Most expensive country now.

Surviving will be getting difficult. Specially those retired.
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Those "retired" still working in kopitiam as cleaners

True retired are ex-CEO already earned multi generational wealth or achieved FIRE
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:55 AM

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It is a meritrocracy
Talent earn a lot and become elite
Now is elite country
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post Dec 21 2025, 09:58 AM

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QUOTE(ozak @ Dec 21 2025, 10:09 AM)
Most expensive country now.

Surviving will be getting difficult. Specially those retired.
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Doesn't matter. Yang penteng 1st world country not like msia

1sgd >rm3.15

/k dream country to migrate
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post Dec 21 2025, 10:05 AM

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post Dec 21 2025, 10:05 AM

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Why they don't come to Malaysia hospital?
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post Dec 21 2025, 10:09 AM

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People need to remember high GDP per capita also meant people there have to spend tons of money daily to keep the GDP numbers up, singapore and usa is a great example.

b40 on those countries suffers

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K-shape economy it says. You either work in right sector that is growing or wrong sector that is shrinking
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QUOTE(TruboXL @ Dec 21 2025, 09:47 AM)
Those "retired" still working in kopitiam as cleaners

True retired are ex-CEO already earned multi generational wealth or achieved FIRE
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The annually div they get for retires is getting smaller when your country is getting expensive to live.

CEO or anybody that retire many yrs before. That’s why some have to come out work again.

Always calculate your plan to retire to include inflation.

And learn from the 1st world country where they get develope very early. Like Japan, HK eu etc.
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why is everyone getting richer but not me symdrome.

Complain banyak, but I bet you wouldn't want to be malaysian.
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Cleaner job they don't want
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post Dec 21 2025, 10:34 AM

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Lets do the maths:
Earn rm2500 here in malaysia though some even lower spending rm20 on starbucks and mcd
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Earn 3000sgd spending 8sgd on starbucks and mcd
Singapore wins while malaysia is depressing
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QUOTE(LDP @ Dec 21 2025, 09:38 AM)
Sana kan banyak millionaire n billioanaire
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kita pun banyak jugak tapi banyak bawah meja transaction tak boleh declare saja whistling.gif
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QUOTE(ruffy_z @ Dec 21 2025, 10:34 AM)
Lets do the maths:
Earn rm2500 here in malaysia though some even lower spending rm20 on starbucks and mcd
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Earn 3000sgd spending 8sgd on starbucks and mcd
Singapore wins while malaysia is depressing
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Cost of living is not only based on eating at SB and MCD, I am sure these are not the items in the cost of living index of Spore.
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Work in SG, stay in JB, WIN-WIN, esp when RTS is operational. If got a SG flat to rent out, FIREd.
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They always go down Johor to.buy meds.
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QUOTE(MGM @ Dec 21 2025, 10:40 AM)
Work in SG, stay in JB, WIN-WIN, esp when RTS is operational. If got a SG flat to rent out, FIREd.
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When more of them realise this they would move to Johor to FIREd. Imagine renting out their flat for SGD4k~RM12k, n rent one in Kluang for RM1k with 11k to spend. Going back to SG is easy with ETS+RTS.
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post Dec 21 2025, 11:48 AM

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QUOTE(fabu8238 @ Dec 21 2025, 10:38 AM)
Cost of living is not only based on eating at SB and MCD, I am sure these are not the items in the cost of living index of Spore.
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If you own a house, that's pretty much it. Hence, most of them can afford to travel to other countries couple of times yearly.

Rental is the most expensive part of the cost of living in sg. Other than that, everything is pretty much affordable.

A meal is on average $4 if you eat outside at hawker, average about $7 if you eat at food court.

Buying import things, generally sg pay the same as what msia have to pay. Unless those products r made in msia, yes they are more expensive in sg.

My average household is about $5k per month for 3 ppl. But in return, we earn at 2x of what we spend. And, yes we are underpaid compared to sgreans. We took up a lower pay to get hired. Else it could easily hit 3x.
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post Dec 21 2025, 12:08 PM

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QUOTE(Atrocious @ Dec 21 2025, 09:16 AM)
Bestest? Yes, I truly agree. My side here got a fellow suffering from chronic insomnia. Excluding time & $ spent on trip, everytime queue need to spend 3-4 hours just to get the prescription of 5 sleeping pills. No more no less, just 5 tablets..
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5 tablets so expensive to buy at lokal pharmacy meh? Prepare to waste time to save money.
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If compared, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand healthcare, which one you want? wink.gif
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QUOTE(Hobbez @ Dec 21 2025, 03:00 PM)
If compared, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand healthcare, which one you want? wink.gif
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Msia .. cheapest public hosp..
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QUOTE(malz89 @ Dec 21 2025, 11:48 AM)
If you own a house, that's pretty much it. Hence, most of them can afford to travel to other countries couple of times yearly.

Rental is the most expensive part of the cost of living in sg. Other than that, everything is pretty much affordable.

A meal is on average $4 if you eat outside at hawker, average about $7 if you eat at food court.

Buying import things, generally sg pay the same as what msia have to pay. Unless those products r made in msia, yes they are more expensive in sg.

My average household is about $5k per month for 3 ppl. But in return, we earn at 2x of what we spend. And, yes we are underpaid compared to sgreans. We took up a lower pay to get hired. Else it could easily hit 3x.
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Kinda sad,
ex colleague living in KL earning 6k SGD
4 years exp only
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Sg ppl will always go fly away fr holidays as can't stand staying all the time in their pigeon home n yes most can afford to do so.
Nowadays many are buying homes in Jb n rent out for their retirement
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QUOTE(ozak @ Dec 21 2025, 09:09 AM)
Most expensive country now.

Surviving will be getting difficult. Specially those retired.
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No problem, retired? Sell hdb, move to KL.
Health problems before retirement age? No problem, go to JB.
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QUOTE(ruffy_z @ Dec 21 2025, 10:34 AM)
Lets do the maths:
Earn rm2500 here in malaysia though some even lower spending rm20 on starbucks and mcd
vs
Earn 3000sgd spending 8sgd on starbucks and mcd
Singapore wins while malaysia is depressing
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Malaysia still win lah.
Singapore I find very depressing. All cramp and tight. Need to live in a shoebox somemore.
I still prefer my country even with all its faults.
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QUOTE(rtk73 @ Dec 21 2025, 08:51 PM)
Kinda sad,
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4 years exp only
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That shows he's good lo .. I'm banggala only ma .. what can I do? At least when I return to msia I'm also T20.
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QUOTE(hbm90 @ Dec 21 2025, 09:38 PM)
Malaysia still win lah.
Singapore I find very depressing. All cramp and tight. Need to live in a shoebox somemore.
I still prefer my country even with all its faults.
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Yes, sg is not fun. Please don't come, we live like banggala here. Work from morning to night. No OT paid.

Go work need to sardine with ppl. Go home also sardine with ppl.

Malaysians please don't come
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QUOTE(soul78 @ Dec 21 2025, 09:44 AM)
Oredi say.... by 2030, /K will be a very quiet place.... whistling.gif
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u the mcd hat guy pfp previously ? damn miss u, lets keep saying, 2030 quite place....
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QUOTE(malz89 @ Dec 21 2025, 09:51 PM)
Yes, sg is not fun. Please don't come, we live like banggala here. Work from morning to night. No OT paid.

Go work need to sardine with ppl. Go home also sardine with ppl.

Malaysians please don't come
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yeah sinkie pls dont come here also, sampah ppl
also gtfo to hwz >>>>
here is malaysian forum

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QUOTE(ZerOne01 @ Dec 21 2025, 10:02 PM)
yeah sinkie pls dont come here also, sampah ppl
also gtfo to hwz >>>>
here is malaysian forum
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Sorry I'm not singkie. I'm still a Malaysian, so I'm free to be here.

 

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