“Life in Singapore increasingly challenging,” said a Malaysian PR who considers returning home due to rising costs

Tay Tian Yan, the deputy executive editor-in-chief of Malaysia’s Sinchew Daily, recently shared a story about a young Malaysian permanent resident contemplating leaving Singapore and returning to Malaysia due to the rising cost of living in Singapore. The increasing housing rental costs and living expenses in Singapore are making life difficult for non-residents. Tay suggests that if this trend continues, Malaysia’s brain drain issue may be alleviated. Issues with the rising cost of living are not only faced by expats or permanent residents; most of the burden is also felt by local Singaporeans, who live in Singapore permanently, in their day-to-day lives.

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