Pros and cons of moving to Singapore for American 🇸🇬🇺🇸
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In this video, you will learn pros and cons of moving to Singapore for an American. I asked my American friend Ryan about his work and life experience in Singapore, so you will know what to expect from Singapore before coming here :)
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 INTRO
00:44 Why did Ryan move to Singapore?
01:04 culture shock
01:31 Worst thing in Singapore
03:34 The best in Singapore
05:04 What you should know before moving to Singapore
05:51 Differences in work culture
06:54 Ryan's lifestyle in Singapore
07:49 What an American misses in Singapore
08:56 About singlish
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If you don’t live in a Private Condo, don’t own a car, don’t smoke and drink, and don’t dine in a fancy restaurant, the cost of living is pretty decent in Singapore.
Pros: Safety, greenery, low income taxes…
Cons: Vaping is illegal which I understand, cause it’s difficult to impose tax. But heated cigarette (can be taxed like many countries do) is illegal while more deadly regular cigarettes is legal which I don’t really understand the rationale behind. Of course, smoking is never been healthy. But then again, if health is the real issue, then alcohol, fatty foods, junk foods and other unhealthy foods should be banned too.
Just from my experience from my Asian friends at work, they say younger ppl like buying vapes but not regular cigs. So even places like China banned them
Safety is priceless!
I love Singapore too, great content❣️
A correction is that Singapore does not has a season. There is one just that it is not dramatic. The wind and sun direction change every few months and the rainy seasons change as well. Though it is pretty messed up nowadays due to global warming.
true true! it's just no so obvious for us being grow up in continental climate
Indeed, if seasons were to pace the life and memories, we do have seasons. We have festive seasons of the 4 major ethnic groups when the whole island is decorated up to different extents, monsoon seasons when we have to bring extra clothings and umbrellas, durian seasons when we have to remember to drink more water after eating them and can compare the quality with previous season, F1 season when we are bombarded by commercials and remembering who crashed out previously, and dengue season when we have to grow through the 5-step regime regularly and watch for signs of contracting the virus. Too many seasons? For all intents and purposes, pick those that helps you to pace your life and compartmentalise your memories.
We have regular season only winter are switch to raining season due effects of monsoon elsewhere in Asia.
Actually we have two seasons, wet and hot. These two seasons rotate throughout the year. 😁
Nah, come on ... we have 4 seasons - hot, hotter, hottest , MONSOON!
"This food is so good, it must be from Malaysia."
Ohhh, them fighting words.
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There is not one perfect country. The criteria I would look for is safety where school kids can walk without fear of being mugged. A peace of mind for parents is important. The rest like costs etc can be managed. 😊
Very interesting content~ keep up the good work~
Those with learning troubles can't fit in a school it's hard and stressful 😥
I've been here 10 years and agree... I miss good Mexican food. Singapore is not that expensive compared to when I lived in the bay area. Cars definitely are, but public transportation is so good here. In San Jose, CA, I was renting a 2 bedroom for $3,000 USD in 2022. I can get an equivalent for the same amount. Real estate is a bit crazy, my 400 sq ft condo cost me the same as my 1600 sq ft home in San Jose. Good thing is Americans don't have ABSD on their first home. I also save a lot more money in SG compared to US. I love it here.
Awesome! 👍
Quite accurate conclusion
Missed one of the most imp points.. Lower Income taxes... "Zero" capital gains tax...and in general wages are higher... Thats what makes SIN still worthy
And schooling is one of the best..
Totally agree
That Nike shirt was a special collab with a Singapore artist, Sam Lo! (or SKLO on social media)
Oh nice! Thanks
Thanks!
Rent in NYC and SFO are equally expensive, if not more and without facilities, plus, you don't really need a car, it's so compact with great public transportation. If you miss driving, rent a car and drive in Malaysia.
Today UA-cam recommended me this video since I saw your early funny videos months ago
That’s great! Finally
I would have liked to hear a bit about how earnings/take-home income compare, especially coming from Bay Area, which probably has the highest tech salaries in the world, although I understand not everyone is comfortable sharing such information. I also know some companies e.g. Meta offer comparable salaries in SG to Bay Area, not sure if Google is the same.
Keep up the good content!
I know I feel you. I am a Singaporean living in the States, and man! It is so hot in Singapore. It takes me like 1 year to readjust back to the heat. I would say the cost of rent is crazy too in NYC and Boston. I used to pay $2100 USD ($3000 SGD) for a studio in outskirts of Boston
I like when it’s hot 😍
I'm a Singaporean living in Orlando, Florida. And I love the heat there. Summer is so much hotter, and you get the experience of hurricanes, tornados, and typhoons. We just had a tornado warning today. Is Singapore weather dull or beautiful?
Blame your crazy leader putin for increase in cost of living everywhere
Currently the rent is Singapore is SGD 3500 for a master bedroom in Woodlands.
Rents in many cities including the US are also surging currently.
Yeh. In Europe as well
If you want cool weather - some parts of malaysia etc are much cooler...especially those areas nearer the mountains and hills. Having said - natural disasters like floods and sinkholes and landslides are a reality in certain parts of malaysia - so it is important to research the area first before moving to malaysia. Personally I would like to move to cameron highlands because of its cool weather - economically its not viable there plus the heavy rains cause landslides in certain months. Then ago some parts of malaysia is much much cheaper compared to singapore.
I'm local and I cannot stand the heat. Unless I decided to sweat on my own accord, otherwise I try to stay indoor or in places with air con.
Haha I hate being cold! Thanks to my childhood
I feel called to move here, looks great, I probably won't live in a Condo due to the price, probably to start off I'll do Co-Living.
Renting a room in HDB flat or a whole apartment in HDB block is much more affordable, and depending on the location just as good in terms of nearby facilities. Also singapore in general is clean and low crime - so living in a home that is part of public housing ( hdb) is a good option. Unlike other countries - where some people live in condos for the extra security - in sg this is not a factor. Condo living singapore is linked to status, because less than 10% of the locals can afford it. Just fyi.
this kind of condo in san fransisco costs u not less than 7k usd, so its cheaper in singapore
A 3-bedroom apartment in his last city of San Francisco would be USD 6k at the minimum (prime or no prime). Dinner there (with drinks) for 2 would be USD 100. Why is he missing his car. He didn’t need a car to get around in San Francisco.
All the Best live in Singapore. There are American lives in Malaysia which cheaper to find house or condo and medical likewise also not expensive like in US.
What’s the biggest pro (con) of Singapore?
No gun, no gum. Good effective governance, GST and Legit Geylang. 😂
Only thing it is too small area for USA adventure people
Pros: the majority if the citizens are living closely with one another, from different cultures, races and religion. Thus we learn to respect each other as human, cuz race and religion is inclusive in the daily culture. Thus, when there's some terrorism or things went wrong done by certain groups, we know it's that particular group but not the race or religion, cuz we know neighbour knows each other personally. Much less racism due to ignorance of other culture.
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Lmao. Only 1st one make sense.
@@clementihammock7572 Dei pundeh you could own a gun legally, you just can’t bring it home
Fyi Singapore is a tropical country with a hot n humid weather, that’s why one perspire a lot, unlike Arizona which is hot n dry weather.
I know haha
In Singapore (My home country), It's always have pros and cons.
It's the same in other countries, dude
That was Thai Pad Thai and not Char Kway Tiao Max 😉 great videos. Been binging
I love heat and humidity so one season is perfect. I don't care for cooler weather.
Same
Two questions : Why do keep your money in a pocketbook and is "walk and chew gum" a big thing in US.
Going to check out that Can tee from Nike 😂
SG is perfect place if you love walking and cycling.
Yes!
Too small a place for me. But i love the cleanliness.
Size does matter; it's not the cleanest place compared to Japan and Korea
There are seasons in Singapore.
It's wet and hot, and wetter and hotter.
No mentioned of safety the one thing you can’t find the equivalent in any cities in the States.
How to move there? Sweating is good. Detoxing from the body. He didn’t say what type of industry he is in to be able afford to live in such expensive place. Or how he is able to live there(work visa, marriage)
Yes we look younger here. My theory is d humidity. Skin is clean n moist.
Singapore whatever you compare is still cheaper than US and food never get worser but better and better
I agree
Mate....trying to own a car in SG for only a period of 10 years........is expensive when you compare buying a used car in the states that is still running after 20 years.....just guzzling gas like a drunkard on a taco tuesday.....
haha are u sure food gets better and better? 🤣
That rent is cheaper than SF. A comparable 3 bedroom in SF would be at least $5k USD.
Yeah, and the quality of housing is pretty good in SG
his 2 friends: lanjiao la this watch where got nice
ryan: ???
I'm local and I still have an issue with the hot weather.
I hope to stay in Australia where housing and cars are much cheaper.
I missed the 4 season too.😊
Thats crazy to think Australlia being cheaper as that place for a western is WAY over priced
I guess i better bring my bigger wallet when i get to singapore hi hi
I lived in Australia for more than a decade and I can tell u it is not cheaper there. House cheaper yes, but interest rate is much higher and u pay with yr after tax money, I paid over 10% when it went up. Currently it is around 6%, your house ends up not being cheap after you pay all the interest. Not forgetting u will need to maintain everything yourself and learn to DIY as tradies are expensive. Buying car cheaper yes, but maintenance is not as mechanics charge a lot more, take longer and parts not as cheap. Road rage in au is on another level. Eating out is unaffordable, u end up cooking all your meals, pack lunchboxes, even if tired after work u have no choice. You will appreciate even sg's foodcourt prices after living in au. And tax! Even though salary was higher, i got less then in sg after tax. Free healthcare is misunderstood as we all pay a percentage of our income towards medicare and if no private health insurance, there is an additional medicare levy surcharge on yr taxable income. And crime? Many break ins, robberies (many armed with machetes and yes guns), car thefts. Better weather? Maybe for some months. But u also hv to deal with 42 degree summer and floods, hail, damaging winds and days of blackouts during summer storms. The grass is greener but there are a lot of bigger shit happening there compared to sg, but many don't see it as they don't read the local news
The video finished kind of half-way. Was it?
No, it’s UA-cam 😁 No need to waste time in the end and increase the drop rate
What happen to the american dream?
u could inspire from "" Sabri Thaï "" itw's
ex : 43 ans, il débarque en Thaïlande avec 1000 euros
look at production (with subs , of course !!!)
french arab , on thai YT market, very interesting
Other than rent, car and alcohol are not essential
We have HDB flats rental lesser cost
HDB is great!
Even the HDB rental is not far behind condos at the moment.
But HDB rentals are not meant for foreigners.......
3 bedroom was around 2k 2.5k a month back in 2010 how things changed
Yes, but inflation as well
Hi!! I want to make friend with ryan!!
Ask Eduardo Saverin
OK let me call him
google office
I left video once you had NFT Ad sorry
Why the old 48 star of flag? 😁
How can I move there without specialized skill, huge investment or marriage?
Have at least 500k in savings for a start.......
Omg even Americans complains on rent prices. I remember when I left SG in 2019 prices was almost double cheaper. Now when I came back I feel I robbed by price I have to pay for my rent 😢
I feel like before the prices for rent in singapore were lower than they should be haha
Now Singapore equalized them with other developed world capitals
@@MaxChernov then salaries also should be equalised. For example nurses, domestic helpers, construction workers still underpaid
@@arseniykucherenko4960 nurses are getting increase actually, for helpers its not so important as they expences are covered by employer, as for construction workers I don't know
Quote: 'Omg even americans complains on rent prices' but do americans know that SG minister's salaries are the highest among all the leaders in the world ?
@@arseniykucherenko4960 constructio workers are underpaid? I think you got the wrong country mate.
There was a local joke...that the Indian, Bangladeshis, construction worker could get robbed for their iphones in the past.......as long they work hard...they are paid well......the Ministry of Labour ensured that. No true born and raised Singaporean citizen would consider working as a construction worker tbh...u less you are poorly educated in the past.
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I feel like Americans always have car-brain. They cannot imagine their lives without a car. For Americans to move here they need to change that mindset.
I also miss Mexican food 😢
How is the health system in Singapore?
World class.
@@nocrtname is it expensive?
@@iseeflowers Depends. I shattered my arm some years ago and the ambulance ride to the hospital, 3 x-rays, 3 rounds of local anesthetic, and two sets by a pair of doctors cost about 100 USD, whereas in the US that would easily be 2k or more. The follow up surgery after that with a private specialist was over 10k (though covered by insurance from my job).
Basically, if you want to see a private doctor / specialist, then you're going to pay if you're not insured.
The public hospitals are world class and have better mortality and outcomes than the private hospitals, though you might have to wait weeks or even months if it's not something serious.
Can use car sharing
It has been a decade since I left, yet I still remember my four years in Singapore fondly. True, the PAP is sensitive to even well-intended criticism. Loved the Singaporeans, except, when they queue jump. HK was good too, for my six year stay.
Being a foreigner, I was surprised to represent a major Singaporean university on the Singapore Chamber of Commerce. I am Australian, invited by Canada, to sit on the Education Panel of the WTO (HK). Felt less spied on in HK, but, that was before the Communist Security Laws came in. I had left by then.
Is he also by any chance The Green Arrow?
I'll ask
Salam dari jakarta kawan, semoga sehat selalu...
Indonesia is a beautiful country! I love its volcanos so much!
Hi im Indonesian living in Singapore.I miss Jakarta so muchhh
Other than all those physical, climatic, monetary concerns, there is one simplified criterium: do you enjoy a police country atmosphere or not. If yes, stay!
Many local translate chinese to english and shorten it. 😁
Haha yes
They kill the english language
Singapore is a tiny city nation. Immigrants would bring property prices up
I want that Nike shirt. Can?
Can. 😁
Singapore is designed for the rich, not the poor, the rich can spend without a blink, so living cost is much much higher for the poor than before
Disagree. Bank computers nearly crashed yesterday bcos everyone was checking their money transfers from d govt. Amount varies inversely w income n size of house. Max is 800. Plus another 500 coming in Jan when there's a goods n services tax increase of 1% to 9%. That covers 50,000 worth of expenditure which will take me a few years to spend.
Retire Senior from US like stay M'sia low cost..
why are you showing pad thai for char kway teow?
Identity crisis
Yah… that was what I thought too🤔
Omg our bad! (But anyway both of them are equally good!)
Thailand char kway teow mah. LOLOL!
it's penang style
5000 for 3 room? Maybe move to less prime location would be cheaper
Nah, I like my interlace
Its 5000 for a 3 bed condo in Tampines, how less prime do you want! Also you'll be lucky to pay less than 4,000 for a 3 bedroom HDB....The rent prices have gone crazy this last year or so.
@@MichaelGGarry Well, if condo is what you want, price is expected. How about HDB? The point is you got options and you chose the expensive ones. By the way Tampines is considered mature estate. Matured category are typically more expensive than non-matured. Non-matured estate dont lose out to some matured on amenities and transport conveniences too.
@@Cysecsg As I said, HDB is not far behind. You want less mature estates? Sure - Sembawang/Canberra - 3 bed HDB $3,500-4,600. The prices are this high *everywhere* now.
Well guys things will go through the roof next year 2023 with GST increased to 8% and 2024 to 9% 😢 and the most expensive country to live in the world is 1. Singapore 2. Singapore 3. New York
It is yr lifestyle that is expensive..
I don't like Singapore, but there are many places as expensive. Singapore is basically Australian prices ( outside of Sydney ) plus about 15 percent, or roughly the same as Sydney. Most expensive in world, I doubt it
@@Ersanba Yes, I agree with you. If they want to live in a condo, drive expensive new cars, eat in restaurants most time, buy branded goods and go for long vacations then naturally their standard of living and expenses are high.
American can always buy an apartment without paying ABSD.
Yes true, There is an exception for Americans and a couple other nations
Didn’t know this… if that’s the case, then Americans should consider buying, treat mortgage loan payment as rent, when you want to leave the country, just rent out the unit, over time, you expect capital gains since land is limited.
@@joycegoh8628 there is a problem for Americans - is that they have to pay US taxes no matter where they live
@@MaxChernov that kinda sux. we dun pay capital gain tax in Sg.
If you are of expat status of course worth it. But if you are from a poor country, it's not recommended
I’m from a poor country originally
@@MaxChernov America are nowhere near poor country
He's Russian. I used to fight w Russian seamen over cheap classical tapes. V impressed. Our seamen only know how to gamble. Really, Max. When I'm trying to bargain n I see seamen walk in, I just grab it price unasked!
For Asian Americans its definitely worth dropping US citizenship for Singapore. For White American youre probably better off with New Zealand citizenship.
Interesting perspective
That rent is normal or low in any major American city - and you’re getting all the best crime, homelessness, police presence, petty theft and problems that come along with it.
You don’t need a car in Singapore
holy shit 3,5k+800+500 a month. I want a google job too
Lol why would you pay 5k per month for rent. Just buy a condo and pay the mortgage
If u can afford to pay 5k for rent, you can most definitely buy a condo.
Stamp duty, interest rate risk. There are no fixed mortgages in Singapore.
Working for google. Come on, it's peanuts for you to rent.
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Dinner for 2 only $70? No way Jose. Min $100 today and its just a regular restaurant. Go to a hotel and it would easily be $150-$200 for a couple. Tough life Singaporeans
Haha saizeriya now has a wait list for lunch. Had escargot alio olio soups focaccia for 25, 3 pax. Tip to foreigners, our heat means body doesn't need to burn food to stay warm. Cut food by half. I see vloggers ordering 3 portions hawker food. Fortunately they only stay 2 days!😅
No way he was borns in OHIO?
Why not
Very interesting as an American working for google in Singapore with a Hong Kong wife he didn’t mention anything about freedom of speech and In particular speaking up against the Singaporean government. But yet all western videos about Hong Kong seem to focus on they. Interfering.
Singapore is not a democracy and there is no freedom of speech. I don't know why some people keep saying it is a "democracy". A one party state is not democratic
Sensationalism sells more papers/ gets higher ratings. The only speech that really gets people in trouble in Singapore is hate speech, and no one would stand up for that.
I hear people at the coffee shop and taxi drivers criticise the government all the time and no one like that has ever been procecuted
That's just pad thai...
I think more cons than pros.
Why
@@MaxChernovCons , because gotta live with lots of fellow weird Karens and Delusional folks.
Guy is a basic NPC.
Great place for an expat. Horrible place for a local. Glad I left for Canada.
You just don't stop sweating ha ha ha
One does acclimatize. Look at the seniors hiking; no sweat!
Fack! 5k a month… the landlord is making bank!
Not worth it. Don't go.
Why would you want a car in Singapore? That’s the stupidest thing I could imagine.
Sometimes it’s useful, but for sure it’s not a necessity
Dislike for NFT grifting
Why? They are legit company
"I was born in Ohio"
You can fart all the time in Siggypore!!
Please stay in America and dont move to Singapore. You enjoy the freedom of speech. Freedom of carrying guns and best of all, shoot first talk later. Freedom of terrorizing and interfering other countries. Not many countries are able to enjoy such freedom.
PROS: Friendly people, great city, no crime. CONS: No Mexican food. No political opinions allowed.
political opinions are allowed. just not screaming or protesting on the streets. But we have regular meet-the-people sessions for you to air your grievances directly to the ministers of your ward.
No. Its far from worth it. Pre 2010 was great, nowadays it's absolutely not worth it. Unless you are getting paid $30,000 a month you cannot live a normal life like youbwould in the US or any other European country.
I find that a lot of the foreigners don't want to integrate with the locals, especially the French expats. The cost of living nowadays is not worth it, there is no longer any benefit of being in Singapore. Much better places to be.
30k if you have a lot of kids I guess?
Never! Boring and expensive city.
No cmon