Moving to Singapore from India

2POSTS

10 years ago

Hello,
I planning to move to singpore with spouse n 1 kid ( 1 yr).I have done some research on expenses.can someone plz check if it is correct?
House Rent聽聽 2000
Bills( gas+electricity +water+phone+internet)聽聽 300
grocery + travelling聽聽 1000
Leisure+RESTAURANTS.聽聽 400
misc聽聽 300
Total(monthly)聽聽 4000
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Taxes (considering different tax brackets )聽聽 5000
Medical Insurance (wife and daughter)聽聽 500

My daughter won't be going to school.we will mostly be cooking at home occasional dinning outside.My wife has done MBA in finance with 3 yrs experience in accounting n finanace.Can she get a job considering she will be having dependant visa?

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beppi Germany/Singapore Expert

15644POSTS

10 years ago

ranjeetnu wrote:
House Rent聽聽 2000
This is the minimum for a simple flat in an inconvenient location. Beter budget S$2500-3000/month to get something more reasonable (and find a place faster).
Bills( gas+electricity +water+phone+internet)聽聽 300
Depends on your usage, but could be in this range.
grocery + travelling聽聽 1000
Not enough. Minimum S$600/month per person, better budget S$800/month per person to allow for some luxuries.
Leisure+RESTAURANTS.聽聽 400
Depends on your lifestyle and habits, can be from 0 to 10000/month.
misc聽聽 300
Depends on your lifestyle and habits.
Total(monthly)聽聽 4000
Unrealistic! Minimum S$6000/month for a very simple life, S$8000-10000 for something more liveable.
Can she get a job considering she will be having dependant visa?
Depending on her education, work experience an specialized skills, she may or may not get a job. Both DP with LoC and EP are possible - LoC is easier to get, but she will earn much less..

surya2k VIP Member

2892POSTS

10 years ago

Beppi already provided u the details. You can stay in SG with the expenditure of $5k with very limited choices but as u said there is a possibility of ur wife to find a job here. Quite true looking at her education and field of experience.

Till she finds a job you may need to tight ur budget but after her found a job then you both can enjoy a quality life together.

All the best you both in SG.