{"id":16788,"date":"2024-09-08T06:17:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/?page_id=16788"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:39:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:39:03","slug":"moving-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalindianschool.org\/sg\/moving-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Moving to Singapore?<\/h3>

If you're relocating to Singapore, you may want to learn more about this beautiful, equatorial, island country before you arrive.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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About Singapore<\/h3>

Singapore is a first world country with a population of 5.6 million residents and a GDP of around US$60,000. Empowered by technology, the Singapore government has embarked on a mission to harness the power of data and digital connections to be the world\u2019s first Smart Nation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Singaporeans & Expats<\/h3>

The three main ethnic groups, communicate in fluent English with the world. Malay is the national language, while Mandarin and Tamil are the official languages.

\n\nThe country also has a substantial non-citizen population. The economic powerhouse which stresses on meritocracy attracts talent from all over the world with nearly 39% residents who qualify as expatriates who work or study in the country.

\n\nAffordable housing, great public transportation network and world-class educational institutions makes Singapore a great haven for the expat community.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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More than 100,000 Indians from various parts of India call Singapore home.
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\nIn fact, every Indian community has representation in Singapore with groups like Maharashtra Mandal<\/a>, Kannada Sangha<\/a>, Bengali Association<\/a>, Gujarati Samaj<\/a>, Marwari Community<\/a> and more, active and thriving in this island nation.

\n\nMost communities are contactable through Facebook Groups.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Moving to Singapore ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Singapore housing can be categorized into two types of residences – public and private.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Public Housing<\/h3>

Public Housing system in Singapore comes under the Housing Development Board<\/a> umbrella. HDB houses range from 2, 3 and 4 room homes which are under the ownership of Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents, but can be rented out to expatriates. They are affordable, comfortable and convenient options for expats who come with a tight budget.

\n\n\nHDB housing estates populate all of Singapore and usually have amenities like train stations, bus stops\/interchanges, shopping malls, coffee shops and wet markets in their vicinity.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Private Housing<\/h3>

Condominium and Private apartments constitute the private housing scene in Singapore. These are housing colonies which come with facilities like swimming pools, function rooms, gym, tennis courts, children\u2019s playground etc, are well secure with 24 hour security guards stationed around the premises.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Most condominiums are high-rise buildings with 2, 3, 4 or 5 room flats which are a tad expensive on the rental scale. Condominium living is recommended for additional layer of security in safe Singapore, and comes with a premium of higher rents.\nBesides this, landed property include terrace houses, semi-detached houses and bungalows which are available in certain parts of Singapore.

\n\u200d\n\nFor expats from India, public and private housing is available in all parts of Singapore including a thriving area called Little India<\/a> famous for its artistic temples, variety of restaurants, amenities like supermarkets or grocery stores, cinema halls (which show Indian films) and outdoor spaces<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dining<\/h3>

Singapore is heaven for foodies. From local delights to international fare, the country has a rich variety of choices available for lovers of great cuisine.

\n\nWhile the famous hawker centres in Singapore dish out traditional and local Chinese, Malay and Indian Muslim food, food courts and shophouses boast of palettes from a range of countries like Japan, Korea, China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, France, Germany, Italy, America, UK and others.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Those who prefer to skip outside food and cook at home will find supermarkets like Mustafa Shopping Centre<\/a> the most convenient place to shop for all their household needs. Mom and Pop Indian stores are also available in almost all HDB estates to cater to everyday needs like raw vegetables, milk, readymade chapatis and Indian delicacies like Shrikhand, Chaas, Ghee and other food items.

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Transport<\/h3>

Due to its cleanliness, efficiency and accessibility, public transportation is reliable. A network of buses, trains, taxis, private vehicles and public bicycles makes travelling easy in this nation which is of the most well-connected cities of the world.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\nSingapore Mass Rapid Transport - aka MRT system - comprises 5 main lines including Red, Yellow, Purple, Green and Circle. Together this interconnected network makes travelling easy between all corners of the nation.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Each MRT station is accompanied by a bus interchange which has a wide choice of bus services run collectively by the SMRT, SBS Transit and Singapore Go bus services.
\nPublic buses and trains run daily from 5.30 am to midnight.

\n\nSee Train system map here<\/a>.

\n\nMRT and SBS Transit, along with Comfort Delgro and Premier run different taxi services in Singapore. Each taxi service has a different flagdown rate and charges are strictly through meter. Besides this, ride-hailing services like Grab has a deep presence in Singapore<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Patrons of the public and private transport have the choice of using a single card - called the EZLink card<\/a> to pay for all services. The EZlink card can be tapped at a dedicated machine during boarding and alighting of the buses and trains, which enables fares to be automatically calculated and deducted from the system. Top-up facilities for the cards enables patrons to reuse the cards for years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Education<\/h3>

Whilst many parents opt to enroll their children in government-operated primary<\/a> and secondary schools<\/a>, they also have several private and international schools<\/a> to choose from.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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