I grew up always wanting to drive my own car. But I'm from the world's most expensive city to live in, and now I know I never will.

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A used car dealership in Singapore.
Vehicles at used car dealership in Singapore. A car with 8 years or more left in its lifespan typically costs more than $80,000.

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I moved to Singapore for my boyfriend and landed what I thought was my dream job. Then everything fell apart.

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Miriam Deliva spent four years in Singapore.

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An airline passenger has been charged with theft after $23,000 in cash was stolen out of people's luggage during a flight to Singapore

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Hong Kong police have warned about increased theft on planes in 2023.

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I gave up my job to move abroad. Getting called out for being a 'woman of leisure' helped me find my new career.

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Emma Morrell used blogging to establish her new identity after moving abroad.

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The 10 most expensive cities in the world

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Singapore, which is pictured above, and Zurich ranked as the most expensive among 173 cities analyzed.

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I've lived between Singapore and NYC my entire life. Here are 3 ways the latter is better, and one way it isn't.

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Singapore and New York City are both great, but I prefer the latter.

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Take a look inside Singapore's public housing estates, where 80% of the resident population resides

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Wide angle, panoramic view of typical colorful public housing, also known as HDB flats, in Singapore heartland on a bright sunny day with cloudy blue sky.
Singapore's public housing apartments are also referred to as HDB flats.

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I split my time between Tokyo and Singapore. I don't consider myself a digital nomad, I'm a 'shuttler.'

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Austin Zeng visiting Japanese members of parliament at the House of Representatives building in 2023, as a representative for an NGO that supports foreign students in Japan.
Austin Zeng visiting Japanese members of parliament at the House of Representatives building in 2023, as a representative for an NGO that supports foreign students in Japan.

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A Singaporean couple built 500 homes on the Ukrainian frontlines as the war raged around them. Here's how they did it.

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Taslim points to a house being delivered, while Lam poses in one of their container homes with two humanitarian aid partners.
Lam and Taslim have traveled to Ukraine seven times in the last two years.

Lam Baoyan and Rudy Taslim

An afternoon at the popular Chinese coffee chain that should be making Starbucks very, very nervous

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A Luckin Coffee branch in Singapore.

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