Thank you all for watching. We feel like we need to clarify a few things after reading many of your comments. 1. This video was filmed from the perspective of a foreign visitor who has to cover accommodation costs, along with other expenses like food and entrance fees to major attractions-costs that many Singaporean locals may not have to bear. Considering this, Singapore is indeed the most expensive country to visit in Asia for foreigners. We visited various local hawker centers during our stay, but we didn't include them all in the video. It's not that we were unaware of the hawker centers, but as tourists, we wanted to try some of the well-known restaurants like the dim sum place in the video, which is why we spent over 10 Singapore dollars there for breakfast. 2. We're also aware that Tamil and Malay, in addition to English and Chinese, are official languages in Singapore. The reason we only mentioned the latter two in the video is because we were visiting Chinese restaurants. 3. We did have cash when we visited the affordable hawker centers, but in our opinion, a popular and expensive place like the famous Chinese restaurant shouldn't limit payment options to cash only. We hope this helps clarify where we're coming from in different parts of the video. Thank you for your interest and comments again:)
You can get delicious, affordable plain fried bee hoon (thin noodles) for $1.20 a plate at hawker centre, then add other items such as fried eggs $0.50, fish cake $0.60, fried chicken wings $1.70, vegetables $0.60, etc... Black coffee will set you back ~$1.80
Some fact checks. 1. There are 4 official languages not 2. + Malay & Tamil 2. You can bring gum but not vape 3. Any visa/master card on physical card or linked to phone/devices allows 1 pax entry for public transport
My wife and I are having a wonderful time following your adventures, hoping to learn and visit these destinations in a few years once we both retire. it would be wonderful to take a 2 or 3 month trip to visit as we are finding plenty of local charm that is compelling to take in first hand. Please keep posting these as many of us are living vicariously through your travels. Cheers from Canada.
You guys are so cool together. I love listening to you guys narrate your travels. It’s always so clear, exciting, beautiful, very informative and educational as well.
Loved this very informative and interesting episode! Singapore is a place I dream of visiting. Singapore's littering laws seem perfectly sensible to me!
Despite huge obstacles in life, I found you both are staying positive and travelling around the world with each other's back. May god bless you both. best couple ever ...
As a Singaporean, an explanation is required pertaining to the payment modes. The reason why some places only accept cash and payment apps is due to the service charges banks charge to the vendors for using their card services. Some of the old-school vendors like the one you visited for your dimsum breakfast don't believe in the concept of paying for a service that they don't need or want for the benefit of others. I noticed you visited hawker centres too so most of them also accept cash and app payments. And btw, your friend is quite well to do...😅 The place where he lives, a unit would cost a couple of millions to buy it...🤭😅
@@abitdifferentkoreans Want to add that for app payment, the local e-payment eco-system will be a bit different from that of China. From the Dim Sum shop, I did notice that they do accept app/e-payment (e.g. via the Grab app) but unfortunately not the typical ones that China uses. It just a matter of downloading the right app and linking your credit card to it to make the payment although I could imagine it would be troublesome (I have to go through the similar process when i visit China for work).
Everyone says Singapore is expensive and I GET IT, it is, compared to SE Asia. However, compared to major US cities, especially like NYC, these prices are really not that bad. At the end of the day its all relative to what you are used to...
We've stayed at mbs n visited the skypark many many years ago but i forgot how beautiful and stunning my country's city night views are! Its simply breathtaking and jaw dropping fr ur video...great video showcasing snippets of ur travel in singapore. Thank u so much for sharing! ❤😊
In case no one in the comments has said it yet, just know that the food court at Marina Bay Sands is Super Expensive. Its normal everyday food for 3 times the price. I paid 15 bucks for noodles that i know other food courts sell for $5.
Finally, you made it to Singapore , mate and yup . Living in Singapore, is not cheap, but if you can stick to hawker food, and keep it simple, you can still enjoy yourself in Singapore. So heading to Johor Bahru, Malaysia... That's my jam! Cheers mates!
Rental is so much higher now than before. I used to rent a two-bedroom apartment just steps away from Orchard Road for $1500 in 2006. Your friend's apartment is in a prime location and seems pretty big so he must be earning big. Lucky him 😊 We wanted a bigger place to accommodate our growing family so we chose to move to the suburbs where we have our own garden.
Love love love Singapore 😘. Countries that I visit almost every year for holiday: Korea, Singapore, Spain, Japan and Indonesia. I am from Holland btw 😅
Hello Sean and Jin! It is interesting to hear and see other countries and cultures from your Korean point of view. We would like to see - and hear - Jin more often. We can live with subtitles. ☺
Food at tourist attractions are usually more expensive. Travelling in Singapore will still require some cash as some places only have cash options, especially most of the hawker centres and some local small shops. The best satay stalls at Lau Pa Sat are stalls 7 & 8.
Singapore has 4 official languages , English ,Malay,Tamil and Chinese. English is the main language for trade and work to bridge communication between different ethnics living in Singapore. 😊
Sean I feel happy seeing you guys happy. I think it would make a good video if you would talk about how your mindset changed from a typical worker Korean to a free spirit traveler. Did some specific event happen or were you and Jin always this way? It's very hard to go against the crowd in Korea. Do you struggle with being different than your family and friends? You seem to be very committed. How does Jin feel? Does she ever want to go back and live the normal busy life in Seoul etc? It would be cool to understand your backstories.
Thanks for your interest. I forgot to mention in my earlier response that we would share more of our story throughout various episodes going forward, so stay tuned:)
Aside from the high population density, high income disparity, you may notice the huge carbon footprint of Singaporeans as there's little carbon sinks and high temperature and humidity means living here requires much more energy (for air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration, etc) than temperate climates.
that would be expensive for us in the US. We have club plans that helps with the price.What you are saying about the employment of low wage people coming from other countries, we have the same situation here in Gulf Shores Al. There are a huge population of foreign kids come here to work during the season and then they go home to go to school.
Only Local singaporean will feel Singapore is not expensive unless we go those expensive restaurants. Our local foods cost 3.50 and 4 dollars. Few years back 3.50 is pretty common. Now most is 4 or 5 dollars. But still we can find chicken rice or hawker food that cost 3.50. When we go east asia like Japan and korea we feel their local meal is more expensive then us.
Exactly. Media seems to enjoy portraying Singapore as a very expensive place. My working area near Whampoa/Bendemeer has hawker food between SGD3.50 - 5. It's very possible to spend below SGD10/day. It's also very possible to spend SGD100 or 1000 a day. 😊
Thanks for your comments guys. I'll have to say that this video was filmed from a foreigner's perspective who has to spend for hotels and attractions, which are pretty expensive in Asia. Of course using a hawker center is a great way to save money while traveling in Singapore.
@@abitdifferentkoreans As a singaporean, I must say the most expensive thing for travellers in Singapore is the hotel. And most cafe , bar , restaurant. I love korea cafe. Lot of different unique interesting cafes. Price is reasonable.
I have stopped visiting singapore since 12 yrs ago bcos i have retired and no more spare fund to visit this place. Before i always stopped over in spore for couple of days while in transit to malaysia. It holds memory but it has became a distance memory these days.😂
Just wondering what dim sum place is that? Never seen it before, not sure if it's famous and the menu don't really look like a proper cantonese dim sum restaurant. It's like amixture of cantonese, Hong Kong, sichuan, Shanghai...lol Most restaurants charges 10% service charge. We always return the wet towels to them and they won't charge them. There are extra charges for using credit cards. Hence some small businesses prefer not to use them. Small businesses generally prefers cash or local bank apps for direct payments. As their profit margins is already very low, those are unnecessary else they would have to pass the charges to the customers. I don't like to use credit cards when travelling too as the exchange rate and bank charges are not worth it.
thx for your comment. the dimsum restaurant we visited was very famous franchise one that even Singapore prime minister has visited not a small mom&pop store.
Wow!!! S$31 just for breakfast . . . I can get FIVE meals + coffee - SIX if GST & service added - at any hawker centre in Singapore! Singapore can be cheap if you know where to go . . . !!!
I am a Singaporean. When did our country become so ‘expensive’? 😳 Don’t spend like a tourist, spent like a local. It’s not that expensive. Welcome to Singapore. 🙏 p.s. The ‘mee goreng & prata’ in HDB hawker center will cost about $10 total.
"Wealthy foreigners move to Singapore due to fewer regulations" is a sentence I never thought I'd hear. Singapore is one of the countries with the most regulations
inheritance tax, for example, is very favorable in Singapore compared to Korea. Not to mention the influx of wealthy Chinese moving to Singapore as well~
Hola chicos, es muy agradable ver sus videos de viajes. Los felicito por la decisión de recorrer el mundo, han elegido destinos tan variados, su vlog es muy ameno. Los sigo desde Mexico, al norte del continente Americano. Sigan disfrutando todo lo que hacen, me encanta la personalidad de ambos.
$1500 fine for littering is nothing if the person is civilized 😸 Uncivil people become a good source of income 👍 But jokes aside, the affordable places are away from the city center which most travellers only visit..
Gum is not banned. The sale and import of gum is banned. You can bring your own gum for your personal consumption. Just dispose of the used gum properly.
If you want to be impressed by man made structures, especially considering the time they were built you should come to Europe. Stuff like St. Peter's Basilica will make your brain explode
Can you imagine what kind of life you'll have after this magnificent project is completed? Will your travels influence your life project? Will your vision of values evolve in a different direction from your current conceptions? I'm too curious🤔 aren't you? ,🤣. I've had the opportunity to travel in Africa. My European values were shaken. I've never seen life the way I was taught.😉 Have a nice day or night 🙏🏼🌸Nj
@@NJT9418 Thanks NJ for your great interest. Yes, we're also very curious and looking forward to how our life would change in the course and after this 'project'. Let's see how it goes:)
Laos has to import everything from Thailand and Vietnam and is therefore more expensive than said countries. The 7 11 in vientiane is an example. Exact same products but the prices are all 20% more expensive than in Thailand. Hotels are more expensive and of lower quality same with foodz especially fast food.
Just call it Singaporean Malay food. Not Malaysian food, coz that's a nationality and our neighbouring country. I wish you had the chance to try more of our local Malay dishes.
Fewer regulations? I think you mean the safety of the stringent regulations. Well you are lucky to come before next year when the GST would increase by two percent. Wouldn’t that be more expensive? 😊
Take Korea for example, there's inheritance tax up to 50%, propertytax up to 70%, among many taxes put on the rich. Singapore has relatively fewer and lighter regulations to the rich.
@@abitdifferentkoreans There’s still the stamp duty for those who bought two or more residential properties And there’s property tax. Only it’s called Owner Occupier Tax and Non- Owner Occupier Tax at 32% and 36% respectively. Also there’s the duty stamps for buyers of one property which is up to 6% of the purchase price or market value. Buyers of a second or more property can be subject to an additional buyer duty stamp or ABDS of 60. % of the price or market value
Yeah, seems to what many tourists only aim for. Can't find many videos about them going to Clementi, Woodlands, Pasir Ris, Toa Payoh etc. Neighbourhoods are overlooked.
Let me correct you, the official languages in Singapore are English, Malay, Mandarin (Chinese) and Tamil and NOT English, Mandarin (Chinese) and the MAIN OFFICIAL language is MALAY ya....
The Chinese people who live here must be so glad to live in Singapore instead of China. Businesses are thriving quite well, and people have much more freedom to live a more peaceful life without worrying about the ccp.
I find your comments very strange, to say the least. Why should Chinese Singaporeans born and bred here in independent and sovereign Singapore, and who have been living here all their lives, worry about the CCP in China? 😅
Some smokers walk on the pavement they smoke and walk at the the same time...they forgot that there are children and others who dont smoke sharing the same pavement...hmmmm...🫣
yes amazing. The human minds are the mos sophisticate among all the species in this planet but human are also the most brutal environmental destroyers in the world.
Thank you all for watching. We feel like we need to clarify a few things after reading many of your comments.
1. This video was filmed from the perspective of a foreign visitor who has to cover accommodation costs, along with other expenses like food and entrance fees to major attractions-costs that many Singaporean locals may not have to bear. Considering this, Singapore is indeed the most expensive country to visit in Asia for foreigners. We visited various local hawker centers during our stay, but we didn't include them all in the video. It's not that we were unaware of the hawker centers, but as tourists, we wanted to try some of the well-known restaurants like the dim sum place in the video, which is why we spent over 10 Singapore dollars there for breakfast.
2. We're also aware that Tamil and Malay, in addition to English and Chinese, are official languages in Singapore. The reason we only mentioned the latter two in the video is because we were visiting Chinese restaurants.
3. We did have cash when we visited the affordable hawker centers, but in our opinion, a popular and expensive place like the famous Chinese restaurant shouldn't limit payment options to cash only.
We hope this helps clarify where we're coming from in different parts of the video. Thank you for your interest and comments again:)
Finally, I see a tourist who understands that a high GDP in Singapore doesn't mean everyone earns a lot. He certainly did some research before coming
Thanks yes I did.
Although, we are average income earner but we can retire ,comfortably.
most people earn alot
We Singaporean do not usually spend S$31on breakfast...our breakfast is a simple meal at a Hawker center that costs about $5.
Yes, we had light breakfasts of that price during our stay except for the very first one at the famous dimsum restaurant~
$5 is expensive, my bf never cross the $5 before.
You can get delicious, affordable plain fried bee hoon (thin noodles) for $1.20 a plate at hawker centre, then add other items such as fried eggs $0.50, fish cake $0.60, fried chicken wings $1.70, vegetables $0.60, etc... Black coffee will set you back ~$1.80
It's been 3 weeks since this comment.. please update to $6 now.
Some fact checks.
1. There are 4 official languages not 2. + Malay & Tamil
2. You can bring gum but not vape
3. Any visa/master card on physical card or linked to phone/devices allows 1 pax entry for public transport
Thank you Sean and Jin for showing Singapore to the world. I didnt realise how beautiful my country can be. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
My wife and I are having a wonderful time following your adventures, hoping to learn and visit these destinations in a few years once we both retire. it would be wonderful to take a 2 or 3 month trip to visit as we are finding plenty of local charm that is compelling to take in first hand. Please keep posting these as many of us are living vicariously through your travels. Cheers from Canada.
Glad you enjoyed it~ thank you for watching!
You guys are so cool together. I love listening to you guys narrate your travels. It’s always so clear, exciting, beautiful, very informative and educational as well.
Thank you for your kind words:) Glad you enjoyed it~
Loved this very informative and interesting episode! Singapore is a place I dream of visiting. Singapore's littering laws seem perfectly sensible to me!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Despite huge obstacles in life, I found you both are staying positive and travelling around the world with each other's back. May god bless you both. best couple ever ...
Thank you:)
As a Singaporean, an explanation is required pertaining to the payment modes.
The reason why some places only accept cash and payment apps is due to the service charges banks charge to the vendors for using their card services.
Some of the old-school vendors like the one you visited for your dimsum breakfast don't believe in the concept of paying for a service that they don't need or want for the benefit of others. I noticed you visited hawker centres too so most of them also accept cash and app payments.
And btw, your friend is quite well to do...😅 The place where he lives, a unit would cost a couple of millions to buy it...🤭😅
Thanks for your local insight~ yes, my friend seemed to do quite well indeed:)
@@abitdifferentkoreans Want to add that for app payment, the local e-payment eco-system will be a bit different from that of China. From the Dim Sum shop, I did notice that they do accept app/e-payment (e.g. via the Grab app) but unfortunately not the typical ones that China uses. It just a matter of downloading the right app and linking your credit card to it to make the payment although I could imagine it would be troublesome (I have to go through the similar process when i visit China for work).
Glad u enjoyed my lovely country!
Yes we did!
Excellent guide and comprehensive videos - Thank you
Thank you:)
Everyone says Singapore is expensive and I GET IT, it is, compared to SE Asia. However, compared to major US cities, especially like NYC, these prices are really not that bad. At the end of the day its all relative to what you are used to...
We've stayed at mbs n visited the skypark many many years ago but i forgot how beautiful and stunning my country's city night views are! Its simply breathtaking and jaw dropping fr ur video...great video showcasing snippets of ur travel in singapore. Thank u so much for sharing! ❤😊
Thanks for your words!
In case no one in the comments has said it yet, just know that the food court at Marina Bay Sands is Super Expensive. Its normal everyday food for 3 times the price. I paid 15 bucks for noodles that i know other food courts sell for $5.
Finally, you made it to Singapore , mate and yup . Living in Singapore, is not cheap, but if you can stick to hawker food, and keep it simple, you can still enjoy yourself in Singapore. So heading to Johor Bahru, Malaysia... That's my jam! Cheers mates!
Yes, we were able to save a lot by using hawker foods~ thanks:)
Rental is so much higher now than before. I used to rent a two-bedroom apartment just steps away from Orchard Road for $1500 in 2006. Your friend's apartment is in a prime location and seems pretty big so he must be earning big. Lucky him 😊
We wanted a bigger place to accommodate our growing family so we chose to move to the suburbs where we have our own garden.
That's better to have your own garden and more space~ thanks for your comment.
Enjoy Singapore. It's safe, clean and efficient. Not for everyone but good enough for most.
yes, we truly enjoyed our time in Singapore!
Love love love Singapore 😘. Countries that I visit almost every year for holiday: Korea, Singapore, Spain, Japan and Indonesia. I am from Holland btw 😅
all great countries to visit~
Welcome to Singapore
🎉🎉 We are greatly appreciated your visit
Yes we enjoyed it~
If you love nature, real nature, visit Queensland Australia. Nothing in the world feels like it. Tropical paradise indeed.
Yes I visited Queensland, Aus a few years ago and this time I'll make a visit with Jin.
Hello Sean and Jin! It is interesting to hear and see other countries and cultures from your Korean point of view. We would like to see - and hear - Jin more often. We can live with subtitles. ☺
Yes, Jin will appear more:)
Food at tourist attractions are usually more expensive.
Travelling in Singapore will still require some cash as some places only have cash options, especially most of the hawker centres and some local small shops.
The best satay stalls at Lau Pa Sat are stalls 7 & 8.
What a city 🎉❤ stunning
Yes it is!
The caterpilla-like bridge, as described by you, is known as the Helix Bridge.
Singapore has 4 official languages , English ,Malay,Tamil and Chinese. English is the main language for trade and work to bridge communication between different ethnics living in Singapore. 😊
Yes I forgot to mention other official languages in the video. Thx for the reminder:)
Sean I feel happy seeing you guys happy. I think it would make a good video if you would talk about how your mindset changed from a typical worker Korean to a free spirit traveler. Did some specific event happen or were you and Jin always this way? It's very hard to go against the crowd in Korea. Do you struggle with being different than your family and friends? You seem to be very committed. How does Jin feel? Does she ever want to go back and live the normal busy life in Seoul etc? It would be cool to understand your backstories.
Hi, pls refer to our previous videos 'quit Korea' and Laos '$300 to $30' ones to understand our thought process~
Thanks for your interest. I forgot to mention in my earlier response that we would share more of our story throughout various episodes going forward, so stay tuned:)
Welcome to Singapore!😊
Thanks~
I'm a Singaporean. I love holidaying in Korea. Watching your video , I realised I should also do the touristy activities in my country 😁
You should!
Thank you guys for all the wonderful views ✌️✌️✌️🫶🫶🫶
Thank you:)
Just chanced upon your video, welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬
Thanks. We enjoyed it~
Hope you both had a great time here. Come back again ya :)
Yes we did and for sure we'll~
Singapore truly is a gorgeous country
beautiful pictures and great travel tips 🫶
Thank you:)
nice thumbnail!
I’ve been to Singapore 4 times but I still never been to the jewels… gotta go next time
Thanks. Yes, Jewels was worth the visit~
I’ll be spending a 10 hours layover in that airport next month. I hope it’s as good as everyone said it it. I’m excited to see the butterflies
Aside from the high population density, high income disparity, you may notice the huge carbon footprint of Singaporeans as there's little carbon sinks and high temperature and humidity means living here requires much more energy (for air conditioning, lighting, refrigeration, etc) than temperate climates.
Interesting take, thanks for sharing!
Yea. Just like the jewel of the Nile
Singapore stuns the world
Such a feat hard to beat
yes indeed!
Thank you for visiting my country and hope you have a wonderful time here.
Thanks, we enjoyed it!
Looks like you have it the other way around if you're traveling to other countries and eating out. Always ask for payment options before you order.
that would be expensive for us in the US. We have club plans that helps with the price.What you are saying about the employment of low wage people coming from other countries, we have the same situation here in Gulf Shores Al. There are a huge population of foreign kids come here to work during the season and then they go home to go to school.
Thanks for sharing your take in the U.S~
This will be my layover on my way to the Philippines. I have a 10hr layover, I hope I get to experience everything in the airport
Enjoy your layover in SG!
I love Singapore payments system; more options are better than only Digital payment.
Belated welcome back to Singapore!🇸🇬
thanks! we enjoyed it~
@@abitdifferentkoreans all the best in your next destination!
You seem much happier. You must live here!
Yes what a lovely country to live in:)
Your friend lives in Napier Road, thats prime prime. Nice job he has😊
Yes he does:)
haha yeah, the moment i see Napier - well, that whole stretch of road basically says you're a Crazy Rich "insert race" hahahaha
@@OT7hisham not when it is rented. 😃
Welcome to Singapore 😊
Thanks:)
your friend's house will cost around USD 2300-2600 per sq feet to buy. If at 1500 sq ft, thats approximately 5 mil USD
Thanks for your local insight. I guessed so:)
Put AlUla on your list with the Citrus Festival in winter as well as the Fifa Mountains with the Coffee Festival.
Only Local singaporean will feel Singapore is not expensive unless we go those expensive restaurants. Our local foods cost 3.50 and 4 dollars. Few years back 3.50 is pretty common. Now most is 4 or 5 dollars. But still we can find chicken rice or hawker food that cost 3.50. When we go east asia like Japan and korea we feel their local meal is more expensive then us.
Exactly. Media seems to enjoy portraying Singapore as a very expensive place. My working area near Whampoa/Bendemeer has hawker food between SGD3.50 - 5. It's very possible to spend below SGD10/day. It's also very possible to spend SGD100 or 1000 a day. 😊
Thanks for your comments guys. I'll have to say that this video was filmed from a foreigner's perspective who has to spend for hotels and attractions, which are pretty expensive in Asia. Of course using a hawker center is a great way to save money while traveling in Singapore.
@@abitdifferentkoreans As a singaporean, I must say the most expensive thing for travellers in Singapore is the hotel. And most cafe , bar , restaurant. I love korea cafe. Lot of different unique interesting cafes. Price is reasonable.
Singapore wants to attract rich tourist not cheap poor tourist
I have stopped visiting singapore since 12 yrs ago bcos i have retired and no more spare fund to visit this place. Before i always stopped over in spore for couple of days while in transit to malaysia.
It holds memory but it has became a distance memory these days.😂
Wow you lucky SOD it’s really beautiful by a million miles mate 🥂
Yes, thanks!
Ahh..this place the Dim Sum used to be affordable and delicious long long ago..now the standard has dropped alot..
I see. No wonder why I was a bit disappointed. Thanks for the feedback.
Just wondering what dim sum place is that? Never seen it before, not sure if it's famous and the menu don't really look like a proper cantonese dim sum restaurant. It's like amixture of cantonese, Hong Kong, sichuan, Shanghai...lol
Most restaurants charges 10% service charge. We always return the wet towels to them and they won't charge them.
There are extra charges for using credit cards. Hence some small businesses prefer not to use them. Small businesses generally prefers cash or local bank apps for direct payments. As their profit margins is already very low, those are unnecessary else they would have to pass the charges to the customers.
I don't like to use credit cards when travelling too as the exchange rate and bank charges are not worth it.
thx for your comment. the dimsum restaurant we visited was very famous franchise one that even Singapore prime minister has visited not a small mom&pop store.
I went to Raffles hotel famous for the Singapore sling drink. I had 1 beer there and they charged $20 back in 2015. UNBELIVABLE.
Yes, our river ,canal are very clean
Wow!!! S$31 just for breakfast . . . I can get FIVE meals + coffee - SIX if GST & service added - at any hawker centre in Singapore!
Singapore can be cheap if you know where to go . . . !!!
Bedroom in hotel reminds me of New York. Great video. i would never be able to see those sights.
Thanks. Yes NY must be expensive too~
Absolutely Beautiful ❤.
Thank you! 😊
I am a Singaporean.
When did our country become so ‘expensive’? 😳
Don’t spend like a tourist, spent like a local. It’s not that expensive.
Welcome to Singapore. 🙏
p.s. The ‘mee goreng & prata’ in HDB hawker center will cost about $10 total.
Yes hawker center food prices were affordable but hotels weren't.
"Wealthy foreigners move to Singapore due to fewer regulations" is a sentence I never thought I'd hear. Singapore is one of the countries with the most regulations
inheritance tax, for example, is very favorable in Singapore compared to Korea. Not to mention the influx of wealthy Chinese moving to Singapore as well~
Income tax is also lower relative to many countries, and no capital gains tax
Compared to the U.S. not a bad price for the hotel and restaurants.
Yes right. The cheapest hotel in town was $140, not an average. But the foods in Singapore were pretty affordable~
Hola chicos, es muy agradable ver sus videos de viajes. Los felicito por la decisión de recorrer el mundo, han elegido destinos tan variados, su vlog es muy ameno. Los sigo desde Mexico, al norte del continente Americano.
Sigan disfrutando todo lo que hacen, me encanta la personalidad de ambos.
Thank you!
you can bring in 19 cigrattes, fines aren't frequently giving. mostly warnings especially for tourists
No mosquitos? I don't think so. There were many cases of mosquito based dengue cases over the years in Singapore. Even in high rise buildings.
I can say for sure that it feels like almost 'no' mosquitos compared to other SEA countries.
@@abitdifferentkoreans You were probably lucky. I'm Singaporean and trust me there has been many dengue cases due to mosquitos here.
Of course, mosquitoes are everywhere. If you think Singapore is bad, try Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
If i planned to use credit card, i would hv asked the restaurant first...
8Napier condo are crazy expensive!
It’s at least SGD6million for a unit.
You got rich friends. 😂
Haha yes, though money isn't what I'm going after:)
try live in ming wah hotel/lai ming hotel $60 per night. walk in price
We left Singapore already. Should have known😁
@@abitdifferentkoreans ahhㅜㅜ thats sad.
you can get $59 in geylang but don’t expect much.
$1500 fine for littering is nothing if the person is civilized 😸 Uncivil people become a good source of income 👍 But jokes aside, the affordable places are away from the city center which most travellers only visit..
Thanks for sharing your local insight~
Every time I watch one of your videos, I'm hungry 😂 TY
haha sorry to make you hungry. Food is a big part of our trip:)
Bro, would u visit America 🇺🇸 for ur next vid 😅 ?
Yes we should!
@@abitdifferentkoreans Hahh 😆
great video ...hope you get a chance to come visit Penang
We visited Penang and loved the foods there! Will post Malaysia video soon:)
@@abitdifferentkoreans nice looking forward to it ... hope you had a great time here !
Gum is not banned. The sale and import of gum is banned. You can bring your own gum for your personal consumption. Just dispose of the used gum properly.
Thanks for the clarification.
If you want to be impressed by man made structures, especially considering the time they were built you should come to Europe. Stuff like St. Peter's Basilica will make your brain explode
Amazing🙏🏼🌸😉
Thanks:)
@@abitdifferentkoreans thank you both for your excellent work 💕
Can you imagine what kind of life you'll have after this magnificent project is completed? Will your travels influence your life project? Will your vision of values evolve in a different direction from your current conceptions? I'm too curious🤔 aren't you? ,🤣. I've had the opportunity to travel in Africa. My European values were shaken. I've never seen life the way I was taught.😉
Have a nice day or night 🙏🏼🌸Nj
@@NJT9418 Thanks NJ for your great interest. Yes, we're also very curious and looking forward to how our life would change in the course and after this 'project'. Let's see how it goes:)
Laos has to import everything from Thailand and Vietnam and is therefore more expensive than said countries. The 7 11 in vientiane is an example. Exact same products but the prices are all 20% more expensive than in Thailand. Hotels are more expensive and of lower quality same with foodz especially fast food.
Yes, we found that imported goods were on pricier side than Thaiand, but the foods and accomodation made it up:)
Love your video Bruh. Your wife should narrate with you.
Thanks. Jin doesn't speak English, but we'll include her narration in Korean to a certain extent.
The beauty of travel is Jin! 🙂
haha yes indeed!
WOWWWWW❤❤❤❤❤So beautiful 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you:)
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R u sure singapore is more expensive than Tokyo Shanghai and Hong Kong?
As the title says, I'm comparing the countries and yes, Singapore is the richest and most expensive country im Asia.
❤ wow ,your life is good
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You can go to Malaysia, it's cheaper.
Yes we enjoyed Malaysia for that reason:)
Just call it Singaporean Malay food. Not Malaysian food, coz that's a nationality and our neighbouring country. I wish you had the chance to try more of our local Malay dishes.
Yes we really enjoyed real Malay foods during our trip to Penang and KL. The video will be uploaded soon, so stay tuned!
우와 싱가포르 내가 제일 좋아하는 나라 좋은 시간 되었길 이미 다른곳으로 갔겠다
맞아 예전에 갔을땐 창이가 없었는데 이번엔 창이 본게 제일 임팩트있었음~
Your wife is so pretty, please more show her more than yourself😁
$3.mil .
Well, it doen´t matter if a COUNTRY is very expensive if social inequality is LOW, the problem is the contrary.
Hopefully Korea doesn't claim Singapore is a copy of Korea.
Each country has its unique features:)
The wife is a winner.
Haha thanks:)
Fewer regulations? I think you mean the safety of the stringent regulations. Well you are lucky to come before next year when the GST would increase by two percent. Wouldn’t that be more expensive? 😊
Take Korea for example, there's inheritance tax up to 50%, propertytax up to 70%, among many taxes put on the rich. Singapore has relatively fewer and lighter regulations to the rich.
@@abitdifferentkoreans There’s still the stamp duty for those who bought two or more residential properties And there’s property tax. Only it’s called Owner Occupier Tax and Non- Owner Occupier Tax at 32% and 36% respectively. Also there’s the duty stamps for buyers of one property which is up to 6% of the purchase price or market value. Buyers of a second or more property can be subject to an additional buyer duty stamp or ABDS of 60. % of the price or market value
Hahaha.....So Singapore is just all about the Airport and Gardens by the Bay.....
Yeah, seems to what many tourists only aim for.
Can't find many videos about them going to Clementi, Woodlands, Pasir Ris, Toa Payoh etc.
Neighbourhoods are overlooked.
Would love to hear her talk. Can she speak English?
She doesn't speak English, but in our latest video, she spoke quite a bit in Korean :)
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thank you:)
Let me correct you, the official languages in Singapore are English, Malay, Mandarin (Chinese) and Tamil and NOT English, Mandarin (Chinese) and the MAIN OFFICIAL language is MALAY ya....
Yes, I forgot to mention the other official languages there. Thx for the reminder~
The Chinese people who live here must be so glad to live in Singapore instead of China. Businesses are thriving quite well, and people have much more freedom to live a more peaceful life without worrying about the ccp.
I find your comments very strange, to say the least.
Why should Chinese Singaporeans born and bred here in independent and sovereign Singapore, and who have been living here all their lives, worry about the CCP in China? 😅
CBD is of course expensive LA okay 😮
Crazy rich Singapore and crazy poor Singaporean
Jin, thank you for being a very beautiful woman!!!!!!
Thank you:)
95% singapore place accept cards or epayment. Only 5% refused as they cather to local elderly or tourist from china. China dont use visa or master
thanks for sharing your local insight~ we unfortunately stumbled upon the rare one:(
J'ai le vertige rien qu en regardant la vidéo 😅😅
Sorry if it made you dizzy😅
Some smokers walk on the pavement they smoke and walk at the the same time...they forgot that there are children and others who dont smoke sharing the same pavement...hmmmm...🫣
It's actually much worse in Europe. That will be separately covered in our later video~
yes amazing. The human minds are the mos sophisticate among all the species in this planet but human are also the most brutal environmental destroyers in the world.
Thanks~