A news article appeared on a Chinese blogger’s website. He states that his salary is only $7,000. He wrote it in a way that is too little.
He said that the cost of living is too high and compared the prices of food between China and Singapore.
However, he failed to compare the salary between the two counties.
You can read the original article in the Chinese language here, or read the translated portions below
Here is part of the article translated that was to English:
It has been almost four years since I came to Singapore to work, and I feel that it is really difficult to live here.
The monthly salary is only 7,000 Singapore dollars, and a haircut costs more than 100 RMB. In our hometown, it only costs 10 yuan.
Today at noon in Chinatown, I just ate a Lanzhou ramen, and added a leek cake. It cost a total of 6 Singapore dollars (about 28RMB), which is too expensive.
It is better to live in China, the price is low and the pressure of life is low. Domestic friends say that China is developing very fast now, and there is no gap with Singapore. I really want to go back to China and see it. I hope the epidemic will end soon!
Due to the epidemic, many companies have experienced a wave of “layoffs”, and many friends who have not been laid off, including my salary, have also undergone a lot of adjustments (basically reduced)!
The first major aspect is housing. When there is no epidemic, many people rent beds to live in a room for eight people, or a room for six people, and a room for four people. Many people do not have a room. The address is reported, so the price is basically maintained at 200-350 Singapore dollars per month (about 1000-1750 RMB).
The reason for this year’s epidemic is that the Singapore government has made more stringent address checks. You must report your address to the government. This has also led to an increase in the average price of beds that can be reported by SGD 50-150 (RMB 250-750)! And the Singapore government’s requirement is that no more than 8 people can live in an apartment!
After talking about these two aspects, let’s talk about smoking, but the price has not increased. The average price of a pack of cigarettes is around SGD 11 (RMB 55). Before the epidemic, smuggled cigarettes could actually be bought outside, and each pack starts from SGD 3. -S$7 is available, and it is almost impossible to buy it after the epidemic begins (of course, I do not recommend buying smuggled cigarettes. If you catch it, you won’t be able to escape the fine, and you may even go to jail!)