I have 3+ yoe and currently holding an offer from LingoAce Singapore and Contentful Berlin. The role is both Product Analyst. 1. LingoAce SG, TC: sgd 5k with annual bonus 3-6x salary 2. Contentful Berlin, TC: eur 80k/year Which one is better?
I personally like Singapore for diversity, cleanliness, delicious food, best passport strength, vicinity to cheaper holiday destinations.
Singapore can be a great career launchpad. Not sure about Berlin.
You can get arrested for chewing gum in Singapore
Theres no gum for sale there
What a dumb and ignorant comment
Singapore is expensive af.
Berlin is way more fun Singapore. Unless you like malls and extremely hot weather. If you're Asian or partnered with someone from APAC then long term career wise Singapore makes sense. It is a good launching point for the rest of Asia. The work culture in Singapore is brutal though. Work will be your life.
Well I'm Southeast Asian actually
I second this. Having lived in both cities, Berlin is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more fun (if you're single; likely if you're partnered as well). Singapore is significantly better for money though. I still struggle with this, to date because my life in Berlin is spectacular (in comparison) but I still miss the money some times.
Singapore if you are Chinese. Otherwise racist Europe is better.
Berlin is not worth it in terms of both career and life style.
this post is an example of why we shouldn't just anyhow take advice from random folks. So many people here are offering biased opinions based on their perceptions. To OP, be wise and do your own due diligence and consider what you want for yourself not what others say on here. I still stand by Singapore as a better option of the two but if you are SE Asian, you might want to venture out and Berlin could be a good first step
Got it, thanks cap!
Can't tell you much but Singapore is really expensive especially for rent nowadays, TC in Singapore can give you a comfortable but not luxurious life (assuming that you have no dependencies). I am currently working in Singapore
Can you share some range how much will I have to spend monthly without any dependencies?
Sure Renting: if you rent a studio with full facilities, electricity and water bills per month, it will cost you from 2500 SGD to 3000 SGD. If you choose to rent a master room (you will have to share common facilities like kitchen, washing machine with others, you still have your own room), it will cost you about 1200 sgd to 2000 sgd. I am renting a master room and it costs me 1400 per month. There are accommodation for less than 1000 sgd but often those are very inconvenient and you will have to share with a lot of people even 6 people in the same house (so I don't recommend renting these places if you choose SG to work). Eating: It will cost about 400 sgd if you cook at home and eat at hawkers (popular eateries). Travel: You will mainly travel by public transport. Every day it takes me 45 minutes to go to work (this is normal time in Singapore) and it takes me about 100 sgd per month On average, It will cost me about 2000 sgd per month for basic needs. I have some friends in Europe and they say that the cost in Germany is much cheaper than in Singapore By the way, I'm also from Southeast Asia, feel free to DM me if you have any questions about Singapore
They won’t send you to Gulag for doing drugs in Berlin.
They’ll ostracize you for not doing drugs in Berlin