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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Toh Ee Ming

Bye Singapore, hello Malaysia: Expats chase cheaper living costs

Singapore's rents have soared over the last year [File: Caroline Chia/Reuters]

Singapore – For marketing professional Benedikt Becker, living and working in Singapore had always been “the dream”.

Becker, who landed a job with a marketing agency in Singapore in 2020, thrived on the city-state’s vibrancy as a business hub and enjoyed its efficiency, “impressive” skyline, verdant greenery and architecture. For 2,800 Singapore dollars ($2,072) a month, the German national rented a boutique one-bedroom condo apartment in the east of Singapore, which allowed him to take daily morning walks to the beach.

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