A 25-year-old expat, Amandine, who is working as a software engineer in Singapore, shared a video onto her TikTok page breaking down her monthly expenditure for living here.
Amandine shared that she had been working and living in Singapore for 3 years, and says that she pays about $1,250 for a rental bedroom with her boyfriend, who pays the other half – their rental is actually $2900.
She shared that she also spends $30 for her gym membership because of her company’s special discount with the gym, as well as another $800 on food per month.
Among her expenses, are $200 for Chinese lessons, $200 for her taxes, $20 for her phone bill, $200 for her transport to get around and $150 for healthcare.
She also manages to save $2,000 per month, despite her expenses and it all adds up to about $5,000 total expenditure per month.
Netizens’ comments
- Rent $1250 – very cheap!! Where do u get it??? Sharing or whole unit?? 😳😳😳
- (OP) Luckily I’m renting a master bedroom and I get to share with my bf (renting the whole unit would be 2,900)
- cries. its getting so expensive living in sg
- (OP) It is! Used to pay only 800 for rent!
- Food at 800!!???? What and where are you having meal? 😳 That’s for one? 😳
- (OP) Yes for one! Mostly at food courts, so my meals are between 5 and 8 dollars~ Then I do a bit of groceries shopping and go to restaurants on week ends
- Which gym is $30?!?!?!?!?
- (OP) I think most people pay around 200, my company got us good rate at Pure fitness (Suntec)
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