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Would you choose to live in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, or Bangkok?
September 2, 2019 FT SEEN
This’s really good questions and I guess nobody really want to live in Sg or KL but BKK right?
An expat once told me this:
“Party in Bangkok, do business in Singapore, live in KL.”
That’s really good one! Nobody want to stay In sg if no money…
The best of both worlds in one city. You have Singapore at Bangkok prices minus the rigid, stressful society.
Singapore’s perks found in KL.
Would you choose to live in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, or Bangkok?
September 2, 2019 FT SEEN
This’s really good questions and I guess nobody really want to live in Sg or KL but BKK right?
An expat once told me this:
“Party in Bangkok, do business in Singapore, live in KL.”
That’s really good one! Nobody want to stay In sg if no money…
The best of both worlds in one city. You have Singapore at Bangkok prices minus the rigid, stressful society.
Singapore’s perks found in KL.
- Get by with only English
- (Almost) a developed country
- Multicultural, multiethnic, multireligious
- Quality healthcare & education
- Great recreational facilities such as parks & golf courses (KLCC Park in the middle of the city)
- (Almost) good metro system
- Lesser traffic jams
- Better air quality
- An incredibly good air hub for destinations in Asia-Pacific (bonus- it’s much cheaper as well!)
- Live in the suburbs, where it isn’t as hectic. Bangkok’s suburbs aren’t impressive, & are as hectic and busy as the CBD.
- Family friendly- prostitution & go-go bars exist, but are hush-hush. Not in your face like Bangkok.
- Luxury condo living (at incredibly cheap prices).
- Relatively low cost of living (newsflash- KL is almost a cheap, if not already cheaper than Bangkok now due to the Baht’s strength!)
- Own a car & drive at affordable prices (now a Toyota Vios is even cheaper than Thailand! And the fuel & tolls are dirt cheap too!)
- Own a landed house or extremely large apartment unit at decent prices
- Have great and cheap street food
- Shop till you drop (mostly luxury & mid range in malls though, street shopping is still much better in Bangkok- nothing can beat Chatuchak & Ratchada Markets)
- cheap prices
- Go hiking or jungle trekking in the multiple authentic forests and hills in the city borders.
- Go on weekend getaway road trips. Most of the country (Peninsular Malaysia), Singapore & southern Thailand can be reached in less than an 8 hour drive. Singapore & Penang can be reached in a 4 hour drive.
- Explore most of Southeast Asia at extremely cheap prices. AirAsia’s main hub is in KL and they have the most extensive network into Southeast Asia.
- Halal food is everywhere. Mosques & Mushollas too.
- If you’re not Muslim, don’t fret. Chinese Malaysian food almost revolves around pork, which is also very easily available. Liquor is easily available in the big cities & Chinese eateries, as easy as the West.
- If you’re vegan/vegetarian, even better. There are many Indian (& a small number of Chinese eateries) which are vegetarian.
That's why I envy that froggy.
