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Living in Singapore

Singapore is expensive, but maybe not in the way you think ;)

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Overview

Studying in Singapore is exciting, but somewhere between your first MRT ride and your fifth plate of chicken rice, you'll realise something:

Nobody really teaches you how to live here.

How much should you budget each month? Is staying in a dorm actually worth it? Why is everyone obsessed with FairPrice? And how do some students seem to survive on SGD 800 a month while others somehow spend SGD 2,000?

The truth is, living in Singapore doesn't have to be expensive… it just takes a little planning.

Here's everything we wish someone had told us before moving.