Singapore or Australia?

Context: SG citizen with children, opportunity to move to Sydney.

Would you stay in SG or move to AU? Main concern is super high taxes in AU & lack of domestic help, but love the work life balance there.

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Are you moving for more $ or step up in the role to offset the higher income tax? The appeal of "work life balance" diminishes when the excitement of living in a new city dies down. It needs to make financial sense at the end of the day. I would factor in the cost of living in both cities. Sydney is also an expensive city!

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Perhaps give yourself and your family a range to work with. It's never just about lower or higher income when it comes to moving countries. Obviously, everyone wants more! 😄Singapore was designed to keep people in Singapore. Figure out how big of an impact it will have in the short term if you were to move, especially with a family. Sometimes a change of scenery brings a different perspective and opens up better opportunities.

SG then AU (and back to SG)

Save in SG > Chill in AU when kids are young-ish > return in old age to SG

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Move to Sydney. If it doesn’t work out, you can always move back to Sg

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