In Sg's case, for a visitor, s/he will notice many Sg familiies with maids, and these are working class families. Despite the high price of autos in Sg, there are many Benzes, Beemers, even Maseratis and Lambos. Many folk in Sg own the latest electronic gizmos, eat out, own pedigree dogs. Go book a holiday abroad, better be early. Same thing with booking your condo.
It's actually not surprising tourists get the wrong impression about Spore.
A tourist is more likely to stick to the touristy places e.g. Orchard Rd. All those cars they see at Orchard Rd belong to those able to afford Orchard Rd prices, probably other expats

While looking at some flats at Bishan I was told about the "show flats" which is more costly. When a foreign VIP is taken to view how Sporeans live, they are shown these "show flats" which are obviously well taken care of.

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