Singapore Living Costs: Accommodation, Transportation, Food & Entertainment

By: Farah Ong

Try locating Singapore on the world map and you will see this little red dot tucked underneath Malaysia in the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. This little red dot may be the smallest country in South-East Asia, but it has now ranked the 3^rd most expensive city in Asia to live in, just after Tokyo and Osaka, beating Hong Kong.

Singapore has transformed from a small, chaotic seaport into one of the richest, cleanest, safest, efficient and most expensive cities to live in. This quick emergence from a third-world to a first-world nation has inevitably transformed the people’s mindset and expectations of worldly pursuits. From the laid-back inhabitants of island people to a city known for it’s materialistic culture obsessed with their pursuit of the 5C’s- cash, car, condo, credit card and country club.