You should move to Kuala Lumpur (KL). Very similar to Singapore in term of diversity or multiethnic. KL is considered developed city as well but with less cost of living. Try to search houses in neighbourhood like Sunway city, Bukit Jalil, Cyberjaya, Bangsar, Mont Kiara, Damansara , TTDI etc. Or just dive into downtown area, most luxury apartments in KL, cheaper than most capital city in Southeast Asia. KL also the hub of Air Asia. You can travel everywhere in Asia plus cheaper.
@alese7531
Жыл бұрын
Lets not put KL and SG in the same level of development
@hafzahar
Жыл бұрын
@@alese7531 i agree. KL is much more developed
@alese7531
Жыл бұрын
@@hafzahar haha good joke
@panda63725
Жыл бұрын
You love your country but u hate your government. Foreigners relocate not because of the love you have for your country.
@deltahunter2302
Жыл бұрын
There's no need to put your recommendation here. He knows better. 👎
@livealittle1100
Жыл бұрын
As a Malaysian who has lived and worked in Singapore for over a decade, I recently relocated back to Kuala Lumpur. While Singapore is undoubtedly a remarkable country, the cost of accommodation has increased dramatically. The amount I was paying there could easily rent a bungalow in KL. I hope that Singapore will one day return to the more affordable conditions of its past.
@keangwooichoo6138
Жыл бұрын
I am lucky a bit, if I visit sg, I stay at my brother's duplex condo.
@alese7531
Жыл бұрын
The question is, can you make the same money in KL? If so, congrats!
@zoroalakazam
Жыл бұрын
What?.....These kiasu's to be back affordable?............what glory days has that little islanf got to offer
@gammavelorum9551
Жыл бұрын
there aint no glory days in this country
@livealittle1100
Жыл бұрын
@@zoroalakazam Things were quite manageable before 2011, prior to the rise of social media. I've noticed kiasu behavior in Malaysia as well, though not as widespread as in Singapore. Both countries have their own advantages and drawbacks. Singapore's main challenge has been the influx of immigrants, with Mainland Chinese now dominating much of the island. This is what could have happened if the Forest City project had gone ahead-luckily, it was banned.
@TarTw45
Жыл бұрын
A 3BR condo in city center of Bangkok won't be cheap too, something like $3,000 - $10,000 depends on location
@Johnne009
Жыл бұрын
BS. I can find one at Sukhumvit for 800$
@otron805
Жыл бұрын
But food and transportation are cheap in Bangkok.
@TarTw45
Жыл бұрын
Depends on which soi and which side of the road. Condo in soi with odd number tend to be more expensive than soi with even number, rent also it gets cheaper deeper in the soi or further away from Thong Lor. Anyway, my "city center" imply for area like Silom, Sathorn, Ratchaprasong and Plern Chit. Should have been more specific.
@torinobravo2859
Жыл бұрын
I really like the magnetism of that man.With plenty experience been everywhere, 17years...
@ocswoodlands
Жыл бұрын
Sgd2550 is cheap beyind beyond belief... in todays context..
@tenga3tango
Жыл бұрын
Its becos he paid lesser previously for same unit.
@masnur7007
Жыл бұрын
I think he meant 3 Room Flat ... not 3 BED-Room Flat.
@RayMak
Жыл бұрын
Malaysia, Thailand, affordable, food is amazing, people are friendly and warm.
@smoothride7841
Жыл бұрын
Is it true for a meal one needs to spend 20/30€ at least?..
@RayMak
Жыл бұрын
@@smoothride7841 Where? In Malaysia is it maybe 2-3 EU for a simple meal
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@jamieanderson6786
6 күн бұрын
Bangkok - Best city in South East Asia period.
@hupguan
Жыл бұрын
He's not alone on this, we are one of the richest country in this world, but so many of us can barely afford to live here..
@maxhonegger2363
Жыл бұрын
Agree as a Sporean 65yrs old i have to count every dollars n cents for my daily expenditures and it's getting harder each day.
@lindc1070
Жыл бұрын
Its not hard to own our own homes for Singaporeans so this is a problem for renters. As for cost of living, well its high but we also have higher salaries and its easier to get jobs
@shukriramlee
Жыл бұрын
With highest debt in the world too.
@lindc1070
Жыл бұрын
@@shukriramlee it is good debt. Those of us who took on good debt to invest in properties are able to be debt free pretty fast if we are disciplined
@shukriramlee
Жыл бұрын
@@lindc1070 Syok sendiri sohai. Debt is debt, nothing good about it.
@SV-wu2my
Жыл бұрын
Lee Kuan once said that Singapore is going to be very different as space is big constraint and position of Singapore in global geography. He said New Zealand will remain same after 3 decades, but not Singapore. So true.
@carefulconsumer8682
Жыл бұрын
My cousin just left working in Singapore and came back to USA because it got too expensive for him. In the USA you can still find lots of bargains if you are a careful consumer and frugal.
@ericlie145
Жыл бұрын
"Careful consumer"
@vister6757
Жыл бұрын
I think what is expensive in Singapore is mainly accomodation
@carefulconsumer8682
Жыл бұрын
@@ericlie145 Upward mobility for an American is also a lot easier in USA then Singapore esp if you do not speak mandarin. RE in Singapore, HK, and even Japan is very very high.
@NazriB
Жыл бұрын
Lies again? American Education Cheap Rent
@Daniel-ld7xs
Жыл бұрын
truuue... but it's still the US
@tayboonl
Жыл бұрын
Another awesome episode Max, its a real pity that rental prices have shot through the roof ... almost everyone i work with had struggles around finding new places to live in. Sigh, i hope things get better for everyone. In any case, looking forward to the next episode !
@smoothride7841
Жыл бұрын
Lets see after 2025
@joshau2346
Жыл бұрын
While its true that other developed countries have rising property prices, and maybe had it worse than Singapore. Those countries have many sub-urban/rural alternatives where properties are cheap. In the city state singapore, no such alternatives exists so even a small but significant rise in rent can drive foreign talent away.
@SY-zx1og
10 ай бұрын
Rent a HDB room lol
@Photojouralist123
Жыл бұрын
You should go to KL at least. SIN is insane time to move bro
@shoyushabu
Жыл бұрын
Literally my landlord just asked for 90% rent increase. Currently my building is 40% empty now, no one is living here anymore. We will be moving out also soon….
@scottandrews947
Жыл бұрын
Good. Don't let those landleeches take advantage of you!
@kenleebu6414
Жыл бұрын
Why you dont want to pay more
@reginangsiewlan5394
Жыл бұрын
Crazy communist China is frightening many rich Chinese to leave their hometown S! Now Singapore is crowd ed with Mainland Chinese.....
@kjkj-ms7xl
Жыл бұрын
@@kenleebu6414sometimes everything goes expensive and increasing,except our salary😅
@kathydavies4589
7 ай бұрын
90%thats hell of alot of increase..im sure he wants u out thats his way of increased..rent
@maxhonegger2363
Жыл бұрын
Even for us as S'porean it's too expensive. Food, medical, transport, water/electric bill etc...the list goes on we struggled to pay on our low income. Retiring is out of the question here. Too many foreigners living here now. The queue/waiting is getting longer everywhere, mrt too crowded, housing too pricy, medical bill going up, bikes/cars are so bloody expensive to own, food court too crowded and so on😢. At least you can leave and live in different countries. Us S'porean are stuck and have no choice but to work even after we reached retirement age.
@stephenwang9567
Жыл бұрын
Live in Malaysia with retired income. Sg no value for money. Big rip off
@stayseyliuu6293
10 ай бұрын
Hey thanks for sharing. Im a sg citizen living in new zealand for 30+ yrs and considering renouncing my sg citizenship. Just thinking if there's anything else from changing my mind except for the little things like cheaper transport and faster airport entry etc???
@rifqahlivia935
9 ай бұрын
My friends he's taxi driver in Singapore he also said the same thing
@efaizariff3145
Жыл бұрын
The curse of having a small piece of land = over priced apartment. You find the similarity of HK and SG. Both are super expensive to live. I am blessed to live in MY, having a landed house and 2 apartments that I rent them, owning 2 SUVs for me and my wife, and 2 cars for my kids to go to college. My living standard is much much higher than many singaporeans.
@rogergoh5067
Жыл бұрын
I kinda disagree if you live on the coast New York, Boston, DC, SF, Seattle the cost is higher. Rent is just as high, taxes city state and federal taxes are high. Medical fees are in the hundreds of dollars even with insurance. I can go to raffles medical if I want in Singapore and with company insurance I don’t pay anything. You can’t compare Singapore with middle America. Because it’s not an apples to apples comparison. You can complain about cars in Singapore but the wait in traffic is just as long as the wait in the mrt in major cities. So it’s the same.
@CC-dx6bc
Жыл бұрын
Yes middle class in sg still than better the hollowed out USA middle class
@vmoses1979
Жыл бұрын
People have bigger homes in the States - many have detached homes - even vacation homes. People have cars that don't cost an arm and a leg. Singapore does a lot better than the USA on many metrics. But if you work 40 years in the USA versus Singapore - you have more 'stuff' to show the fruits of your hard work. In a world of materialism - this matters to people.
@hKChen909
Жыл бұрын
You can consider Kuala Lumpur also. If you need to meet someone at Singapore, just a 45 mins away by flight.
@LC-zi8jw
Жыл бұрын
@@EGO0808 A real city? you mean a boring, lifeless and unsafe cesspool?
@keangwooichoo6138
Жыл бұрын
@@LC-zi8jw cesspool ? Try kuta and boracay.
@irfanaziz1854
Жыл бұрын
@@LC-zi8jw wait KL is boring, lifeless and unsafe....lmaooooo ok!
@sonic1957
Жыл бұрын
but the taxi ride to the airport is another 45 minutes
@lotuseletre8724
Жыл бұрын
@@keangwooichoo6138 tell us more about Boracay
@WeAretheWorld89
Жыл бұрын
Build more bridges to smaller islands of Singapore. Put container houses on those islands. Wow you can rent thousands of house.
@frankchong5585
Жыл бұрын
The problem is he wanna stay at prime area and pay cheap. He can easily get the same 3 bedrooms at the same price at other area.
@qw0048002
Жыл бұрын
Not true. I filtered for 3-bedroom rentals for under $3000/month on propertyguru. Take a wild guess at how many search results there are.
@isleofmann1088
Жыл бұрын
@ Frank chong True
@hekidayo
Жыл бұрын
That’s actually inaccurate. The increase this guy mentions is accurate and equivalent places are only cheaper in super ulu places. Serangoon was never a “prime” or central, but the prices are absolutely mental. Same for Bedok for example. So it’s not a matter of choosing where to live. It’s an island wide problem, there’s no governance over landlords pricing their rent, and it’s only getting worse.
@StarrySunnie
Жыл бұрын
May Mr. Bruce find suitable rental soon despite the high inflation. Rare to find foreigner who appreciates Singapore as he does and really entertaining to watch his videos🙏🏽🙇🏻♀️ Thank you very much, Mr. Chernov 🌹
@lindc1070
Жыл бұрын
Landlords are facing higher mortgages too due to interest rate hikes. Moreover property prices are sky rocketing. But frankly as long as there are tenants who can afford to pay high rates , and there are, it will stay high. His rent of 2xxx SGD is quite low for a 4 or 5 room hdb. The fact is we have land scarcity so cant compare with other countries
@anglo-saxonconnor817
Жыл бұрын
🙂 It's just age and fatigue finally catching up that's all. In Singapore if one is those type that have the spur and drive to work but doesn't know the importance of saving and expanding one earning power as age increases that spur and drive will one day be used up and then Singapore will lose all appeal for one to live and work in it. This applies to both foreigners and locals alike. Ultimately life is both finite and a journey for everyone. If a place isn't suitable for one anymore it's perfectly okay to consider other places to live.
@superconnie5003
Жыл бұрын
Very good.He is good guy, assimilated well. Unlike others
@Daniel-ld7xs
Жыл бұрын
Yah, he's the type of ang mor that I respect and that I could get along with. The ones that understand and assimilate to another culture and do their best. Not like the ones who go overseas and treat Asian countries like a theme park and act so entitled.
@superconnie5003
Жыл бұрын
I am a NSF reservist in middle of my 13 year cycle.I will gladly protect fellow Singaporeans and this type.Others not so...
@hasnahabdulkarim5688
Жыл бұрын
In Spore, their citizens obey the laws. But the moment they set foot on Msian soil, they drive like they own the country.
@smoothride7841
Жыл бұрын
& throwing stuff😆🤣🤣.
@harukrentz435
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you know the opressed kids when they finally got out of their parents supervision? 😂😂😂
@1375chelsea
Жыл бұрын
Singapore is so overrated. Cost of living is pricey 20 yrs ago. How much more now. I have colleagues in IT that works in Singapore but commutes in Malaysia. Never liked living in Singapore.
@davidtham7617
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, having convenience in Singapore, you have to pay premium. Come to HDB, lots of units just a few stations away from central.
@otron805
Жыл бұрын
Even HDB rental is expensive.
@limbehh8494
Жыл бұрын
@Homer your Homie well still cheaper than uptown condos
@sleepandrelaxation3395
Жыл бұрын
Oh no, I hope Bruce can find a suitable accommodation. So far, out of the interviews I have seen on this channel, he probably understands Singapore the most. Maybe more than many Singaporeans. Hope he stays on and accepts more interviews.
@BRILIANT660
Жыл бұрын
Living in SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 EVERYTHING BUY SO EXSPENSIVE THIS MY EXSPERIENCE LIVING IN Singapore
@zzzzxxxx341
Жыл бұрын
Singapore is a sad, boring, hot, humid and expensive place. You've been FOOLED!!! Not a good place to live, lez go!
@bk1571
Жыл бұрын
..just like living in a canned sardine..too small..😊😊
@adamweah8037
Жыл бұрын
Everything that is important is expensive including life in Singapore , The rate of interest rate increase also forced me to increase the rental price. I hope the housing market does not crash . i would appreciate more of these videos ,by the way i came here to learn how to trade after listening to a guy on radio talk about the importance of investing and how he made $460,000 in 4 months from $160k. Somehow this video has helped shed light on some things, but I'm confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas.
@julietrollings9474
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure the idea of a coach might sound generic or controversial to a few, but new study by investopedia found that demand for portfolio-coaches sky-rocketed by over 41.8% since the pandemic and based on firsthand encounter, I can say for certain their skillsets are topnotch, I've raised over $400k from an initially stagnant reserve of $150K all within 14month
@marcmiller6367
Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I've a lump sum doing absolutely nothing at all in my bank account, i wanna gets something started with it. You seem to be doing excellent for yourself, how do you achieve this?
@adamweah8037
Жыл бұрын
@@julietrollings9474 Economists and business leaders were voicing concerns at the start of 2023 that the year could be a difficult one. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said that the Federal Reserve may need to raise interest rates to 6% to fight inflation, higher than the peak level between 5% and 5.5% in 2023 that most Fed officials penciled in after their December meeting. Although I read an article of people that grossed profits up to $500k during this crash, what are the best stocks to buy/short now or put on a watchlist
@floydchusset3143
Жыл бұрын
I am being guided by “LAURA GACE ABELS who I found on a CNBC interview where she was featured and reached out to her. She has since provided entry and exit points on the securities I focus on. You can look her up online if you care supervision.
@michelleabraham1732
Жыл бұрын
I googled the lady you mentioned, and after going through her credentials, I can tell she’s a pro, I’ll be writing her a mail shorty
@bk1571
Жыл бұрын
Crazy expensive...USD1900 for 3 rooms HDB flat???..with less than half u can stay in 1000ft2 condo with full facilities in an upscale location in KL.. Malaysia have cool highlands, islands, beaches, nature, hundreds years old jungles. SG is just too small.
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@krisb-travel
Жыл бұрын
i love singapore, soooo much. its just such an amazing place.
@andreandree4384
Жыл бұрын
Beside the crazy prices in Singapore, the place is too crowded and too small, everyone will go the same "places" , malls etc. It's boring staying there after few months!
@rifqahlivia935
9 ай бұрын
Yeah same, the first time I went there it felt fun but over time we only visited the same place and became very bored
@andreandree4384
9 ай бұрын
@@rifqahlivia935sometime i felt like a hamster in a golden cage 😅 running around the same place/wheel. Everything is clean, safe etc but everyone is in his/own bubble lol.. "dystopian" city with strict rules. 😊 that kinda of impression.
@rifqahlivia935
9 ай бұрын
@@andreandree4384 yeah 😂 I previously lived in a housing complex, although I rarely say hi my neighbors, but I saw them every day. I sometimes think about my neighbors in the apartment are they okay, what if something happens to them? but Singapore is a good country for introvert
@frediv8
Жыл бұрын
Excellent interview, loving this channel.
@UniVerse-to4mq
Жыл бұрын
I have many Singaporean friends living in France and they do not want to go back as the quality of life is so much better here. But most of them said one thing, that that their first choice would have been Malaysia since the culture and the food is exactly the same but the only thing that stopped them was it isn’t a secular country(back to why these 2 countries separated back in 1965)
@GeorgeChuy
Жыл бұрын
you mean Malaysia isn't a secular country, rather than a circular one?
@UniVerse-to4mq
Жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeChuy sorry and thank you: I corrected it.
@harukrentz435
Жыл бұрын
@@UniVerse-to4mq neither is SG though.
@UniVerse-to4mq
Жыл бұрын
@@harukrentz435 Oh I heard about that too
@harukrentz435
Жыл бұрын
@@UniVerse-to4mq for example, the playboy magazine is banned in SG, so tell your friends to stop joking around 😂
@arvinmarkflores5725
Жыл бұрын
The problem is he wants to stay central which the prices are ridiculous. Given he is ang moh who works here for a long time, I doubt he is short on money. It's a lifestyle choice. You wanna live in a central location, you have to pay up.
@leosl88
Жыл бұрын
Moving to Indonesia? Cheap food, cheap transport, everything cheap, food as low as $1-2 per meal, Bali is better for expat, easily adapted English speaking
@keangwooichoo6138
Жыл бұрын
If you do not commute a lot daily, just rent in jb. But long term visa is a bit tough for now with mm2h. Digital nomad visa is the next best thing. Just suggestion. Other places will be kl, or bali but further away. Jb is the nearest town to singapore. I am not sure about batam though.
@annasmith2783
Жыл бұрын
Max, listening to your tortured English, I assume you are a native Russian speaker. I usually cannot listening to folks who have a horrible accent. It does not make for a pleasant, relaxing experience when listening to a video.
@kokliangchew3609
Жыл бұрын
I'm puzzled as to why he didn't buy a property after a few years in Singapore? Just imagine the capital appreciation on his property now if he had bought one about a decade or more ago? Especially if he wanted to live in central Singapore.
@jefflim7020
Жыл бұрын
The ABSD can be pretty hefty.... Also, there's no stability as he hasn't got pr?
@NEAAFFAIRS
Жыл бұрын
@@jefflim7020 US citizens, ABSD is same as citizens
@SKAOG21
Жыл бұрын
Because he might be using the savings from renting to invest in stocks, which are a much better investment. Or he just likes the ability to easily change where he lives. I would be surprised if hes computed the numbers and come to the decision that renting is better.
@joycegoh8628
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, if he bot 17 years ago, he won’t be subjected to rental increase and when he leaves, he can rent out, or sell it with capital gain.
@superlynnie
Жыл бұрын
@@SKAOG21 Then he made his decision.
@wks2291
Жыл бұрын
Please leave. All this FT stealing our local jobs. So many of us have the skills and experience to fill their jobs. Govt doing nothing
@vaderconstantine
Жыл бұрын
no need to apologize for liking SG laksa, it's nice. MY have several types of laksa and each state will say theirs the best. I like them all. Variety is good!
@stephenwang9567
Жыл бұрын
Greed has no limitations. No value for money for anything. Willing buyer willing seller. This enormous bubble will soon burst.
@capy222b
Жыл бұрын
Rent in Melbourne also the same. We are on 1 year lease. Our last renewal went up 20%,and now landlord asking for another 20% increase. And the government here doesn't seem to give a shit.
@Zelielz1
Жыл бұрын
This was caused by governments…
@MrKotBonifacy
Жыл бұрын
Max, I just came across your channel and as someone who lived in Singapore throughout the '90s I watched couple of your videos with interest, but... Can't say for others but for me this montage style of yours make it really hard on eyes - sharp transition, frequent cuts, often totally unnecessary. It is said "a scene should not be longer than six seconds" but this is not an action movie, right? The interview with "Bill the Canadian" was almost unbearable to watch - and then the hard-embedded subtitles... Can't you just make a proper human made CC and add it to the video, so ANYONE can decide "I want/ need them on - or not" - in any size, colour and font they like... "Can or not?" The content is OK albeit I'd tad narrow and sorta superficial if you will, but this editing style.... "There's certainly a big room for improvement" as they say in US when they don't want to say what they'd otherwise say if they were a boss and you were an employee...
@MaximChernovRu
Жыл бұрын
Have place for Dennis in Chinatown? 🤔
@itsmz827
Жыл бұрын
Bro this ur Russian account
@MaxChernov
Жыл бұрын
@@itsmz827 oh shit, yes hahaha
@silverchairsg
Жыл бұрын
To Dennis, I'd recommend picking up a copy of FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss's book on negotiation. There's a story in the book of a guy living in one of the major US cities (Boston I think), who used his techniques to negotiate a rent decrease from his current rent when his landlord tried to raise his rent. Hope it helps.
@Grizzlyx9
Жыл бұрын
nah fool that shit dont work in the real world. there are 100 of tenants willing to pay the asking price
@SoonHengTan-wt9gi
10 ай бұрын
The fact is that there is a long line of people waiting to come to Singapore despite the soaring prices.
@johndoerubytosa
Жыл бұрын
LOL which is why i'm renting in JB side. i'd rather join the human jam every morning and evening but my rent there for a 3 bedroom condominium is like RM2800 which is around $850.
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
No way angmoh want to commute
@datascience1369
Жыл бұрын
Rental market is insane, landlord are going rogue, to dodge rental tax they sign agreements with rent 80% and 20% for basic fixtures. Chinese buy too many condos with tainted funds and jack up rents, so condo dwellers are moving to hdbs for rental and end up jacking up hdb rentals. Government thinks that hdb rental hike means a good thing for most of singaporean homeowners so they won't do much, this trend catching up onto new hdb home prices as earnable value on hdbs going up, impacting youngsters to be homeowners and then in time it takes to pay off for their first home. So this is a viscious cycle, to fix it there is a need to do something about chinese canabalization of private property ownership in SG.
@blockraven22
Жыл бұрын
Not sure where he lived in America, but his place in Singapore doesn't sound bad. It's $2700 for a one-bedroom apartment in San Jose, CA.
@fredwhitby3445
Жыл бұрын
$2.7k is still cheaper than SG
@ryanlast
Жыл бұрын
thats bcoz SG is small country...the more expensive the more better..so SG can stay as a investment country for long run...who the heck wanna stay in SG for retirement lol....people's go to SG mostly for work....
@hokhoonsiew8259
Жыл бұрын
As a singaporean, I’m also planning to retire elsewhere when my turns come.We are all being squeezed out by the super rich .
@flatearthsteve
Жыл бұрын
is it due to the mainland chinese super rich coming in and buying stuff up (whilst ecaping china with their money)?
@hokhoonsiew8259
Жыл бұрын
@@flatearthsteve not only from mainland China,it is from all over the world.80%of our fellow countrymen only owes one property here.Chances of joining the super rich club is very slim as compared to 30years ago unless you are born with a silver spoon.
@Johnne009
Жыл бұрын
Silver spoon also not enough. You'll need a gold one
@KangTheDigitalNomad
Жыл бұрын
Well @Ho Khoon Slew I need to ask what does Singaporean countryside look like? Is it affordable there?
@CC-dx6bc
Жыл бұрын
@@flatearthsteve indonesians. Even Americans and indians too
@flatearthsteve
Жыл бұрын
all these solutions lol. mainland super rich move to singapore. it gets expensive for locals or expats, they move to malaysia or thailand, driving up prices there for the locals lol. . the locals therem ove to bali lol
@masnur7007
Жыл бұрын
Life Cycle bruh... Cambodians go Thailand for work... Thais go Malaysia for work ... Malaysians go Singapore for work ...
@planetcave
Жыл бұрын
Just go over to J.B. where most of the Malaysians, who work in Singapore, commute from. I prefer Malaysia - better food and prices.
@keangwooichoo6138
Жыл бұрын
If travel daily it maybe stressful until rts is ready.
@lamkw6329
Жыл бұрын
even im a Msian i would rather stay in Singapore, crossing the over JB and SG is really tiring....
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
No way angmoh want to commute
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or JB even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@SK-lt1so
Жыл бұрын
Wants to live "central"? It's Singapore! How "peripheral" can you be?!
@patrickdelrue546
Жыл бұрын
The rental increases have peaked... too many people are leaving because of it... look at the rate of change every month and you will see it's actually going down and not up now... I feel your pain if you have to renew now. Unfortunately the nature of rental contracts does not generally allow you to choose your timing of a renewal or switch... but within 6 months the price increases will have reverted back to a more sensible level...
@tenga3tango
Жыл бұрын
What goes up it never comes down , this applies to real estate, inflation , cost of living , taxes, your age and number of wrinles and grey hair, and cognitive decline and sickness and old age. It does not apply to earnings, incomes, amd happiness.
@patrickdelrue546
Жыл бұрын
@@tenga3tango Rates of change matter... rents noticeably went down during the covid years... and they could very easily come down again if too many expats choose other cities in the region to relocate to vs staying in Singapore. The worst time for rental increases is behind us already. When people woke up to their landlords demanding +60-80% rental increases. Now they still demand that but settle on +20-25% ... By the end of the year I'm not even sure if they will be able to command more than nominal +10% increases on previous rents.
@panicdiver
Жыл бұрын
do consider Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur... NomadCapitalist seem to have pros & cons arguement
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@metallooily7606
Жыл бұрын
I lived & worked in S'Pore in 1980s' , still think the costs of rental & food those days were expensive but now adays rents & foods has triple 200% ,I can revisit S'Pore for not more than 10 days hotel rent & not leaving out the foods cost soaring high.
@nutzhazel
Жыл бұрын
True. I'm from Johor, even in the 80s the price in Johor for everything is way above KL because of its close proximity to Singapore.
@user45-z2t
Жыл бұрын
Why do you use burnt subtitles, but not from KZitem?
@cheenangng4050
Жыл бұрын
One of my foreigner colleague said it the best, why are foreigners, including herself, are staying in nice areas while local Singaporeans are staying so far from town?
@cuclainne
Жыл бұрын
We used to stay in town too but that was 16/17 years ago. Then we started moving further and further away from the city centre.. now we live in an ulu place where even the taxis don't want to come to at times. 😅
@superlynnie
Жыл бұрын
Because they want to hang out with other foreigners, but most importantly, they want a pool and live the high life. Also, why not live in the most expensive area when the companies are subsidising their rental?
@cheenangng4050
Жыл бұрын
@@superlynnie I think her point was, why are foreigners living it up and locals do not have access to them…and mind u, she was French…kudos to her for saying it as it is.
@JohnDoe-zb3nm
Жыл бұрын
@@cheenangng4050 Locals are the one renting those places out.
@michaelfritzell9352
Жыл бұрын
Locals have money over after paying for their BTO flat in suburbs, cars are status symbols, kids go to local schools and often work outside CBD where there's parking. Conversely, foreigners live in condos which cost roughly as much as HDBs to rent, often work in CBD so rely on MRT to get anywhere, kids take buses to international schools paid for by their companies and they don't have cars.
@mattongbp
Жыл бұрын
I left SG way back 2009. That is because I done a simple price trend estimation with my salary...
@ElopeStudio
Жыл бұрын
if you had bought a place 17 years ago you would have been rich AF. feels bad you had to leave.
@raphaelalwayslearning
Жыл бұрын
no 1 can predict the housing price 17 years ago
@jujukamiyu
Жыл бұрын
14 years to be exact. If only he bought some cheap condos in year 2009, away from Chinatown.
@bell-xk5dd
Жыл бұрын
If he had applied to be a PR, at least he will get to enjoy certain benefits, buy a resale HDB years ago...
@masnur7007
Жыл бұрын
Someone already explained he's divorced!
@RealBasileño
Жыл бұрын
You'll get more opportunities in the USA if you'll go back there.
@inflextion
Жыл бұрын
I've got Singaporean friends and overseas friends who now live as digital nomads. They just move around SEA on the go, literally.... Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, etc are definitely cheaper than Thailand (based on what I am told). If you can work remotely and also via Zoom, skype, etc... you can just pay low rent (even BNB), move around SEA as you wish! plus add in a flight or two to your next destination... your salary is much higher in those countries and also, compared to paying so much for a month's rent in SG.
@stephenwang9567
Жыл бұрын
Only stupid people pay such absurd rentals for low quality govt flats. Don't moan
@jiayueyang2894
7 ай бұрын
That's my dream after graduating
@ellesee7387
Жыл бұрын
How do we sign up for the online workshop tho? I’m a Malaysian working here and I’m nervous about my rental contract expiring in Oct 😅
@___Danny___
Жыл бұрын
Why must be in chinatown ? you pay for convenience. if you want cheap just go for marsling or woodland.
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
Go to China. The whole country is Chinatown.
@hotmixer2010
Жыл бұрын
The best place for local Singaporeans to retire is Malaysia
@masnur7007
Жыл бұрын
To retire is fine but not when you're still young and need to earn your bread. For example a Singapore Nurse earns more than a Doctor (if not Specialist Doctor) in Malaysia.
@JohnDoe-zb3nm
Жыл бұрын
As a Singaporean, Dennis is more "chinese" than me! haha!
@vapourkl5324
Жыл бұрын
I suggest he moved to Hollywood for higher income. Bruce Willis part 2
@MyBrokenPassport
Жыл бұрын
I pay that for a one bedroom flat in a 52-year-old building in Hong Kong.
@tenga3tango
Жыл бұрын
Good that put it into perspective, dont forget Hongkong islands polluted poor air quality. And noise and crowded streets with constant din and traffic light crossings for pedestrians that goes dindindindindindindin....kwip, kwip, kwip, kwip, makes you anxiety.
@MyBrokenPassport
Жыл бұрын
@@tenga3tango Some people actually miss that dindindindindin sound when the leave HK 😄
@SubZero-qi9hk
Жыл бұрын
I cannot afford it anymore...eg living in Condos,Landed Properties,Nightlife,Restaurants and the list goes on and on...
@premium2223
Жыл бұрын
Singapore expensive everything increase 😢😢
@shoiku4734
Жыл бұрын
Why bother? Everyone is looking to stretch their money. For the same amount of cash, you can live well for 3 times longer & better somewhere else. It's a waste to spend so much on so little. It is understandable that first timers will be awed on arrival but it is illogical to stay. The word "affordable" was long gone years ago. When travelers are interviewed on KZitem, they go to Vietnam & Cambodia, they don't even mention Malaysia let alone Singapore.
@anglo-saxonconnor817
Жыл бұрын
Yes. I noticed that too. Those vloggers and KZitemrs are doing travelogues everywhere and sometimes when they are in Asia they visit practically every country but totally give Singapore a miss and not even a single mention in their videos at all.
@nicholasyam1828
Жыл бұрын
The funny thing is that the rental hikes are a product of the FED raising their interest rates. Fed rates up, to sg rates up, to increased interest payments, to increased rental rates
@ryerye9019
Жыл бұрын
Not really. A huge chunk of inflation is pure profiting. Capitalism is designed to enrich the ownership class. It is working as designed.
@nicholasyam1828
Жыл бұрын
@@ryerye9019 that's the assumption that it is a monopolistic or oligopolistic market, where one or few controls the market and becomes the price maker. RE in Singapore is as "perfect" competition as it gets, it is hard to own 5% of all RE in singapore. Rental moves according to either increase in supply cost(interest repayments) or increased demand. In the current climate the former is the more obvious factor.
@benchoflemons398
Жыл бұрын
You don’t live in a tax haven if you don’t save a huge amount of money on your tax. It’s so simple
@yusufbest4475
Жыл бұрын
The property in singapore comes with certified good quality, safety, stability and convenience. Of course, it comes with a price.
@shukriramlee
Жыл бұрын
Liar, your stuff will get stolen and you will beat by gangster or mad men on the street.
@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko
Жыл бұрын
Why not triple the price then?
@yangtzeling7468
Жыл бұрын
When land is scarce , it makes sense why property is high. Im glad owning a car is crazy. If not , it may take hours just to get from one place to another.
@bell-xk5dd
Жыл бұрын
I just don’t get it, why Dennis isn’t a PR after living here for 17 years...if he’s a PR, at least he can try to get a resale HDB years ago when flats weren’t that expensive yet...
@SKAOG21
Жыл бұрын
PR isn't easy to get anymore if he tries to apply in the recent years. SG is now very strict with issuing PR in general.
@mizaru84
Жыл бұрын
He should have just bought a condo donkey years ago. Due to trade agreement, US citizens pay $0 absd. If he has bought a small 1 bedder condo, he would be able to cash it out and huat by now.
@superlynnie
Жыл бұрын
17 years leh, he could have bought a condo for much less even without a PR. Foreigner "talents" are all overpaid in Singapore, and a lot of them can afford it, but chose not to do it.
@excitedaboutlearning1639
Жыл бұрын
From what I've gathered from Max's videos, the reason is that Singapore doesn't publish its PR criteria. Nobody outside the bureaucracy knows what counts and what doesn't. That also means that they can claim to do things objectively, but there's no way to verify that. In my country, the law very clearly states all of the criteria. So, you know what criteria are being applied and you can work towards them, but in Singapore, you don't know what the criteria are. It's like buying a lottery ticket every week and not knowing what that week's winning numbers end up being. Then only the winner plus the lottery bureaucracy will know. You have no way to verify what the winning numbers were only that yours weren't the right ones. What's stopping the clerks from saying that to everyone?
@kulafuu
Жыл бұрын
Needs 2 PR in buying resale HDB.
@johnlove6194
Жыл бұрын
As soon as you settle down to Manila or Bangkok, your rent will spike again to at worst - Singapore level. Why? Because these 3 cities are autocratic locations. And landlords are desperate to increase rent to Singapore levels. If you want to save money, you should live in remote provinces - which are still available in the Philippines and Thailand. But you should be ready to put up with inconveniences like bad roads, unlighted roads at night, unstable electricity, hospitals and clinic with not enough medical equipment, less selection of Chinese food, manually sourced deepwell water, and of course, peace and order problems.
@mahadhirmohamad7187
Жыл бұрын
Why don't he just stay at JB and work in Singapore? It is to hard to cross the border everyday? What I noticed that, Singaporean buy house in JB where his children schooled at Malaysia and he work in Singapore crossing border everyday.
@Tampin111
Жыл бұрын
Aiyoh Why live in S'pore Better to stay in M'sia You can live like a prince for less than US4K per month
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@BigPlasticPlant
Жыл бұрын
Our 2 year lease is up in January, can’t say I’m not more than a little worried. Friends of hours actually moved to Panama just because their rent increase actually made it pointless to be here. The policing is something I also noticed straight away, a far cry from the uk where the constant presence is overbearing and at times intimidating.
@BigPlasticPlant
Жыл бұрын
@downwiththeEUUS I think you’ve completely misunderstood my comment, try reading it again 😉
@smoothride7841
Жыл бұрын
Mountain areas perhaps, been there in 2014
@archilife2555
Жыл бұрын
Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam etc are better options. Just a short flight to SG for business meetings.
@ahboonahboon8355
Жыл бұрын
Come to kuala lumpur...
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@baddoggi4238
Жыл бұрын
Same here, they do nothing to regulate the rent and inflation though tried to assure, but things keep rising anyway. My rent is half my salary, means half of the month I'm working for free. It's like slavery, I'm leaving for good too, sorryful place. Oh yes many are renting out their 'storerooms' without window at thousands. Hillarious.
@handledd56382
Жыл бұрын
There is no much thing as "curry", the term "curry" is broadly lumped and defined by British for all Indian dish, but in reality Indian style dish have vast varieties, and spices and tastes are vast between region in fact the taste of Indian food changes every 85 miles greatly and so are the language and culture.
@harisadu8998
Жыл бұрын
Try telling the Chinese and Malay Singaporeans that. If you try to correct them about anything Indian, their attitude towards you becomes hostile. They think that you're disagreeable and no longer want to talk to you.
@deltahunter2302
Жыл бұрын
It's still a curry.
@rinky_dinky
Жыл бұрын
i asked my indian hawker i want some briyani , he asked me what meat you want ? chicken tandoori? fish curry? chicken curry ? mutton curry ?
@harisadu8998
Жыл бұрын
@@rinky_dinky Yes Indians say it too because its the easy thing to say for others to understand.
@rinky_dinky
Жыл бұрын
@@harisadu8998 exactly
@HuntaKiller91
Жыл бұрын
Lame island Travelled there back in 2019 Nothing special You really should leave and live in KL instead where u can easily find decent $400-500 condo with amenities monthly Ofcourse bkk or manila be more dynamic with activities but Medical advancement in Malaysia is unmatched Got my throat stuck with fishbone back in SiemReap It's shitty the dr charged me $70 for an Xray that i myself diagnosed Went to HKL nxt day paid rm1 and they refer me to outpatient to get that bone extracted Way more convenient
@davidbalcon8726
Жыл бұрын
I’ve visited Singapore since the 1980s and appalled at the rise in prices for hotels. Back then it was among the most affordable places to visit but not today. Hotels then were like KL is today, or Bangkok. But same with my city (Toronto) which has become a similarly major global city. I’ve often thought that Singapore is to Hong Kong as Canada is to the USA…a more civil caring society.
@clt2744
Жыл бұрын
Now that is a very interesting analogy
@GUITARTIME2024
Жыл бұрын
Canada is so caring that comedians get sued, pronouns are mandated to be "correct" by law, trucker rallies are heavily targeted, and self defense in your home is severely restricted. So caring! I'll take America so Im not neutered by rich kid Trudeau, thx.
@davidbalcon8726
Жыл бұрын
@@GUITARTIME2024 We host the largest comedy festival in the word and the top comedians seem to have no issues appearing (not to mention half the comedy in the US is written and often performed by Canadians); the so-called Truckers were a fringe minority of ultra-Right who tried to shut down a city for two weeks and their manifesto was to take over a government that was duly elected months before; I don't need to protect my house because crime is minimal as are random killings and school attacks with weapons of war, and in any case I do have a license hand gun and back when the NRA was a legitimate gun safety group, several sharp shooter medals. And our baseball team beats the pants off the Yankees and Red Sox in the toughest division in Major League Baseball.
@moltenbullet
Жыл бұрын
Too many greedy people owning property here without any real sense of the bigger picture. All in it to win for themselves short term. And lemme tell you, i dont think its mainly locals who are putting these properties on rent - its obscenely rich chinese (mainly, but not only) who bought out a shit ton of our property market. But, i suppose market forces will naturally cool the market - i just hope we stay attractive to regain the lost talent who had to move away during this madness.
@edmundsim6251
Жыл бұрын
I am a local too and I cant afford to even bto the new flat cos of the new 1 year salary requirement. Just becos the gov allows rich chinese to come to sg and screwed everyone with its generous PR and citizenship policies, the locals have to suffer. They just dont have the guts to restrict housing to 1 for the rich foreigners because the gov is so rich that they have multiple properties. So they punish the poor locals instead.
@applehead7942
Жыл бұрын
As a local in sg, retirement in singapore as a foreigner will cost a bomb. So pls reconsider your choices lol. There will be no subsidy for foreigners when it comes to medical treatment or housing and they will have to pay everything in full unless you have insurance?
@lolmaorofl
Жыл бұрын
The problem isn’t just the price hike, it’s people who aren’t okay with downgrading their “lifestyle”
@norainnoordin737
Жыл бұрын
The reason why he didn’t mention Kuala Lumpur or even consider moving to Kuala Lumpur is because it’s a Muslim country. Same goes to not considering Jakarta as well.
@axianskin
Жыл бұрын
I can empathise as a tenant, a sudden rise in rental will be dramatic. But to put things in proper context, he was paying $2,550 in Chinatown ( downtown) for 3 room flat and that was a steal. If you compare to other world-class cities like SFO, NYC, Melbourne, Sydney, London, Paris, Dubai, $2,550 will get you a tiny shoebox apartment out of downtown area. I guess after 17 years in SG, he has become localised and start to complain, complain……
@SKAOG21
Жыл бұрын
Very true, rent is still lower in SG if compared to rent in a comparable area in other global cities. I think the issue is that the large relative increase is not easy to stomach because people are used to budgeting for x amount of housing costs, and large increases are a shock to their current budget. And consistently large increases means that SG will narrow the gap with those global cities. There is also the issue where compensation in SG for tech is super low. At least food costs in SG are way lower.
@ylein6508
Жыл бұрын
I thought he said the location is lousy.. didn't realise it's Chinatown.. $2500 is too cheap.. yeah anywhere in the world, living near the city is expensive
@headsink
Жыл бұрын
If that is expensive to live in 3 rooms in Singapore, go to center of KL. With the same rent you could live in luxury.
@isaachung9382
Жыл бұрын
Not good to have high rental .Not good for Singapore in the long run.
@masnur7007
Жыл бұрын
Depends on whether you're the RENTEE or RENTOR (rentor sounds nicer than renter 😂).
@petersmith2040
Ай бұрын
Dennis should move to Dubai if he wants a clean and safe environment but with a much more affordable housing and car ownership costs. The cost to buy a private condo in SG is insane, especially for a foreigner, who will need to pay a 60% stamp duty. And, the cost of buying a new car in SG is approximately 2 to 3 times the cost one would pay in the U.S.
@ThomasWiemer
Жыл бұрын
Gracias por evitarme la molestia de ir a ese lugar.
@tanticitogal
Жыл бұрын
Vaya a Kuala Lumpur , mucho mejor
@Hippyjeepy
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that, enjoyed Dennis’ candid and very astute observations about life in Singapore. But Max, you might want to stay away from interviewing next to longkangs, and direct sunlight on poor Dennis. He looks like he’s about to melt! Malaysian here and while I don’t care about the origins, I do think Malaysia has way better laksa simply coz of the variety. Pretty much every state has a version. If you like Singaporean ones, you’ll find that you’d probably enjoy all of them or at least have fun trying. Ps: don’t need to be in corporate language to enjoy abbreviations, Singapore loves them, it’s everywhere!
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