[Blasterlord2]

Even angmoh also find us expensive.

It depends.

I live in Malaysia currently. Last year I was offered a job in Singapore, with an ok salary. When I put the costs down on the paper, I was on 0 at the end of the month (adding rent, child care - which is super expensive in Singapore if you’re an expat, food and so on). Also the working hours were 8–8. So a 12h work day is common.

I got a job here eventually, with a salary lower (in SGD), but I live in quite a big apartment, my kid can go to a Montessori kindergarten (I couldn’t even touch it in SG, it was 5.000 dollars a month), and I can afford a nanny to pick him up and take care of him while I’m at work. Work is 9 hours, give or take.

I like what I do, so I don’t mind working 12–14 hours. But I do mind being away from my son the entire day. So working 8–9h in the office and the rest at home, after kid is asleep, works for me. That’s not something you can find in Singapore, their working culture is quite competitive.

So it depends what you’re looking for. Singapore is safer and a better public transport. The rules are quite strong also (death penalty if you smoke anything but tobacco; and it is enforced, this is why the country is so safe). So that’s something to consider also if you want to move there.

Malaysia is more colorful. You get to live in bigger condos, with access to swimming pools and other facilities, and the quality of life overall is higher. But you have to drive (the public transport is not easily accessible) and it’s not very safe unfortunately.

One thing makes it clear which country is better in terms of financials: kids. If you have kids, Singapore is extremely expensive.

https://www.quora.com/How-poor-is-Malays...a-Visanoiu