What made you decide to move to Singapore?

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how mcuh higher is the pay there

My lack of love for work life balance I guess. Lol

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Pretty high quality of life in Singapore. Excellent public system from housing to transportation to public services. Costs are lower than other top tier cities. That said because they're so strict, the city lacks an edge. And most locals are some of the unhappiest grumblers I've seen (severely lacking perspectives). No place is perfect though and I'm grateful for the place (10 years and counting)

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Locals from reddit?

If your middle aged and have a family, the quality of life is amazing. Low taxes, high pay, great schools, easy commute, clean and very green

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Depends where you are coming from :))

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Money, low taxes, schools. Weather is a real killer though

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how much higher is the pay there?

As a native Singaporean, i’m watching this space, curious to know why some choose to move here!

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Coming from another Asian country, money. You can save so much more after accounting for food, rent, and transport.

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Had to. The choice was moving here or unemployment

My love is here ;)

Nice weather (no winter), developed country

Safety, cheap food (hawker centers), efficient public transport, good public school system. But left because I couldn’t handle the extremely long work hours. Also, cars and housing are too expensive.

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