Singapore world’s most expensive city for expatriates


Members of the public taking photographs at the Merlion Park on Feb 18,. - The Straits Times/Asia News Network

SINGAPORE: For the third year in a row, Singapore has retained the title of the world's most expensive city for expatriates, despite experiencing its longest spell of declining consumer prices since the 1970s.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its 2016 worldwide cost of living survey released on Thursday (March 10) ranked Singapore as the costliest ahead of Zurich, Hong Kong, Geneva and Paris.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.02/month

Billed as RM 96.20 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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