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Pros and cons of moving to Singapore 2025 🇸🇬

Video Overview & Insights

If you've always wondered what it's like to live in Singapore or plan to move to Singapore, this video is for you. After living in Singapore for 3 years, I share my top five pros and cons.

this is the most unenthusiastic review of anything ive ever witnessed zzzzzzzzzzzz

— @RickeylovesRickey

Thanks for watching 🫶🏼 Jenn

#singapore #movingtosingapore #expat

Not sure why ships would be "releasing a lot of oil into the water" if there wasn't a leak or collision.

— @dirdib69

✩ watch next ✩

PROS AND CONS OF MOVING TO SINGAPORE pt 1 → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e38qse45eE

I mean mall culture as a Con must have been scrapping the barrel! lol Class video

— @stewarthenderson4637

COST OF LIVING IN SINGAPORE AS AN EXPAT → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGcHAE7oHiY

HOW TO FIND A JOB IN SINGAPORE AS A FOREIGNER → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8tHwv85EGY

I would say the worst disadvantage is the multi culture. I love different cultures but I prefer to keep them inside each country. If I visit Japan for example I want to experience Japanese culture. Not some Western culture. Multiculturalism erodes the unique and interesting part of each country and its community. So do you think the reason it might work in Singapore could be that it functions more like a temporary working hub for most people?

— @jwester7009

MY SINGAPORE SHOPHOUSE APARTMENT TOUR → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhzkgsNXB4

⇨ timestamps ⇦

HAIL LEE KWAN YEW!!!

— @Marcellinvs-I

0:00 Intro

0:44 Urban planning

I’m looking for my exit strategy from Thailand right now. Harsh but god tier living condition is objectively better than being in Thailand earning bare-minimum and having to spend like europeans

— @gyanprakash7445

1:36 Public transit

2:25 Bureaucracy

5:47 - For beaches don't people just fly to Thailand or Indonesia? or is that not practical?
6:33 - Maybe its different in Singapore, but when i visited Malaysia and Thailand, I saw the malls as a way to escape the heat. Even just walking around or sitting down inside the mall itself was nice. I didn't buy anything

— @shadow-yoshi3464

3:19 Multiculturalism

3:55 Healthcare

Welcome to choose to stay/live in my country Singapore island. This was my first time seen your video sharing and I appreciated you for sharing it with other foreigners about it. I agreed that there were pro & con. Yes regarding about Shopping Malls in Singapore, as for me when I compared it with Bangkok city Singapore were/are not as many as in Bangkok city every where within just Siam area and also to other area like in Sukhumvit area surrounded with many shops/outlets & big Malls too. I had been there and was surprised.

— @sooantonysolotraveler

4:34 Weather

5:02 Mosquitos

Hi there ,I am looking forward to a 1.5 week stay in central city of Singapore for educational purposes
If someone needs a roommate for this short time,please let me know,we can make a deal

— @hyunwoo현우01

5:46 Beaches

6:32 Mall culture

Informative

— @MdShamim__

7:19 Friendships

☞ extras ☜

Thank you so much for informations ! I like to visit Singapore 🇸🇬. 👀🇨🇦😎👍

— @mahisha1428

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Ich lebe in Deutschland ich würde niemals nach Singapur einreisen weil mir die Gesetze dort nicht gefallen und weil es einfach zu warm ist hier gibt es auch viele geschäfte , der Supermarkt ist nah , es ist sauber man hat Freundschaften ,
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Wow, this brought lots of memories. I visited Singapore and stayed for almost a month back in 1992. My friend and I almost considered to move here from Canada as the IT employment opportunities were very hot in those days. I was so glad I didn't move there. It wasn't so much about the climate nor the issues with mosquitoes (yes we were very scared about the deadly outbreaks back then); it was mostly with the people. As a Mexican-Canadian I did feel the racism despite Singapore's tolerance of other races and multicultural aspect. Will not get into details but I knew others (white folk) who fared much better and were better treated. Surprisingly I made new friends quite easily with expats such as Japanese visitors and the local Malays who I found them super friendly. Maybe because I was hanging around with my female friend who's Chinese the people gave us some 'funny' looks. That was my perception when I visited in the early 90's. I found your videos fascinating. I hope to visit Singapore one day. I am sure things have changed a lot from 30+ years ago. Thank you.

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Ok I get it that you want to describe the pros of moving to a place but why bashing a next one especially if it is an experience that is clearly not general. Lady, I I’m French and live in Paris and don’t get what you’re talking about. There are many baos with extended open hours so if you came at the exact time the teller was on lunch break well yeah it would be a problem. However, you can choose to come earlier in the morning before heading to your office or in the afternoon after you leave work. Better yet, you can book an appointment. All French banks are online so you may not even need to physically to the bank to open an account. If you want to compare things try and compare systems on the same period of time.

— @ceciliazocly4968

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How bad is the see ? I live in Dubai and swimming every weekend is my greatest happiness here. I m considering moving to Singapore and I have never thought the sea would be polluted c😭 This would be a terrible disillusion for me 😭

— @cokaaa8689

More User Perspectives

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I'm an Australian who is nearly blind and I love Singapore.

@rosshamilton4185
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I am bangladesh

@MamunKhan-t1h6x
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My family very very poor

@MamunKhan-t1h6x
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I need a job

@MamunKhan-t1h6x
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I help you

@MamunKhan-t1h6x
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I come singapore

@MamunKhan-t1h6x
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I left SG for good and I am much happier now in the UK. I feel more relaxed. They just exploit you. People are too stressed out and just work work work. People who say oh I miss SG are all just lying, maybe they never worked and they were just dependants. The work ethics and work style sucks!! Who cares about Singapore.

@MP-pr2xu
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why did you move to singapore from the US? isn't the salary in the US way higher?

@rerer546
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I'm from the Philippines and I'd gladly give up my citizenship to live in Singapore because of how efficient life is. I don't mind the climate at all because I'm used to the tropical type in my country. I plan to migrate here next year. My only concerns though are the rent and the competitiveness of being granted a permanent residency.

@YahuMan114-y2p
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Hi Jen, what type of camera do you use for recording your videos? Regards.

@smylmv
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South East Asia is always hot and humid

@kyoung5600
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You have excellent lifestyle priorities.

@paratracker
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Well done sister. I loved the clear concise pros and cons approach. Blessings

@douglassloan3835
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Pros : Everything is clean
Cons : Bottled milo cost $5

@leewalker23
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I am a senior citizen of Singapore. Love my country.Easy to travel by public transport.

@peerdous6598
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Bye don't come back

@gerardvongyw670
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Thinking about coming to Singapore for tech. It’s sad that the job market is so screwed up in the US that the likelihood of finding a job on the other side of the ocean makes more sense. But… what can ya do. Gotta get a career started and raise a family regardless of what country I’m in.

@Nop3.1
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watching this from London and factoring the exchange rate between Singaporean dollar and £, I don't find Singapore to be expensive.

@FinTech-u1l
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Hope you made an appointment with the doctor recently

@kumaranrethinasamy3014
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The weather is brutal...🥵🥵🥵

@graham108
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Singapore is very efficient, and they hold people accountable.

@slurpnoodlelah
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For me personally, Singapore is too expensive compared to other southeast Asian countries. I’m looking for something much cheaper. Great video.

@RollSe7en
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nice information thank you

@harshavardhanavarma2462
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Do you have suggestions for private healthcare in Singapore as a US expat?

@SaltedMallows
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Liked and subscribed. I’m considering a move to Singapore and this clip has helped tremendously, I have a little playlist of all things Singapore. This makes a fine addition.

@garyfrombrooklyn
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As someone from Australia hearing (and visiting abielt shortly) the cons makes me humoured since the heat and humidity in singapore is pretty nonexisted for me in comparsion. This vid honeslty made me more determined to move there. Thx!

@KngsleyK
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Been wanting to move to Singapore….
I’ve been living in the US, for too long.

@_casg
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I love your content… By the way, I love your top and outfit.. Where can I get it from? ❤

@jenbee1-i4y
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This is a great video

@shachede6828
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My wife's family is from Singapore, and we just visited for 3 weeks this past April. I loved it! I agree with all of your pros and cons.
I would love to move there, but it would be harder for her since she has a vast community of friends here in Canada. However, she mentioned that having family in Singapore would make the move slightly easier.
My only concern would be work culture. I know that Singaporeans work long hours and hustle a lot. I work hard, but I do appreciate work-life balance. I want to spend time with my family and enjoy life in general.

@jorgemorales3295
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weather is one of the worst things about singapore. but its really easy and cheap to go to neighboring countries

@towerguarder
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It is pronounced dengeee

@Dr_LK
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Your delivery is monotone and without much inflection. Getting some voice coaching lessons will help. Lots of that in SG. Otherwise, content is good.

@crruan1142
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Nice video, very helpful and well
presented :)

@weathercookie
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Mosquito?? Huh... My new house help just asked me the other day if we hv mosquitoes here. She's been here 3 months and has not seen any.

@k.mariah306