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[Pushok]

I'm looking into applying for a post in Singapore which will pay around $7000 (Singaporean of course) per month. Nothing else is included, except flights.

Is this a good enough salary to support a family (wife and young daughter - not yet school age)? I don't expect my wife will be working as she's not a native English speaker.

I have to pay for accommodation from this and would like to have a decent lifestyle and potentially save some money. Is this possible?

All replies are most welcome.

[Kathvit]

I believe that you'll have a very comfortable lifestyle on that amount of money.

Here's an approx breakdown of how much it costs to live here:


Rent for a 3-4 bedroom apartment in an older condo (1200-2000 sq ft) = $2500-3500 per month.

Food = $ 1000 per month

Car payment $ 800 per month

Helper (if you want to get one) = $800-900 per month

School fees - not applicable yet but will be in the future - (international school system) = this is probably where your biggest expense will be, unless you've got a position at an International school which will give you a discount on the fees. Depending on where you choose to send your child(children) it's approximately $ 5000 per term. (4 terms per year)

$ 7000 is a fantastic salary for a teacher.

Good luck