Singapore offers the best of working and living conditions to anyone looking to settle here, be it for a shorter period or for a longer scheme of things. It offers a range of accommodation options, right from high-rise condominiums to landed houses, shophouses, cluster homes as well as public flats from the Housing Development Board (HDBs). While HDBs are quite affordable and located in the new townships in select areas, shophouses or renovated homes too are cost-effective and comfortable. Independent houses and condominiums, on the other hand, replete with all the modern amenities and, therefore, demand a higher rent. Visitors can manage their regular expenses using credit cards. Singapore credit cards are offered both by banks and other financial institutions.
Here are some of the locations that have found favour with those migrating to Singapore in the recent past.
Holland Village
Holland Village offers a great mix of conventional low-rise shophouses, wetmarkets and traditional coffee shops, as well as contemporary condos and HDBs set among high-end restaurants and bars. Located at a 15-minute MRT trip from central Singapore, the village is alive with its own shopping malls and street shops that have in stock essentials as well as Asian antiques and crafts.
Orchard Area
Catering to the tastes of the well-to-do, the shop houses along the Emerald Hill street here are well-maintained while also being well connected to high-end food, entertainment and shopping establishments including boutiques that showcase designer wear.
Central Business District
A short distance away from the city’s nightlife, prominent restaurants and quays – the business district is an ideal location for newly-marrieds or young couples without children. Close to the Formula One race tracks, the MRT station at Somerset, the main superhighways and the Cavenah bridge – the Central Business District caters to needs of the urban dweller.
Robertson Quay
The locality that lines the Singapore River is yet another desirable relaxed residential area, set in the vicinity of an otherwise active neighbourhood comprising the Boat and Clarke Quay. Robertson Quay has its own array of cafes, bars and shopping facilities, extending further into the River Valley community and Orchard Road, offering innumerable entertainment and shopping options enroute.
Tiong Bahru
Contemporary living at affordable costs right at the end of the city limits is very much a reality at Tiong Bahru, which is known for its refreshing array of shops far different from the standard branded names.