Population: 5,460,302
Capital City: Singapore
Climate: Hot, humid, rainy; two distinct monsoon seasons - Northeastern monsoon (December to March) and Southwestern monsoon (June to September); inter-monsoon - frequent afternoon and early evening thunderstorms
Time Zone: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Language: English, Malay, Tamil, Standard Mandarin
Singapore is located in Southeast Asia, between Malaysia and Indonesia.
To do all the things that Singapore offers, as a tourist, comes with a hefty price tag—but while we do splurge on luxuries from time to time, we find that the things we enjoy on a daily basis are delightfully inexpensive. Here are the top five reasons to move to Singapore and how to do it on a budget.
Jennifer, 63, and her husband Steven, 61, live in the calm, residential area of Holland Village, just 15 minutes’ drive from Singapore’s central Marina Bay. They moved here just over three years ago from Canada, and have no plans to return...
