Singapore: the vibe
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The verdict
Mixed · 52Mixed picture: visitors admire Singapore's efficiency, cleanliness and English, but long-term commenters warn about high costs, rising living expenses and heat, with little direct remote-worker feedback.
- efficiency and government quality
- cleanliness and safety
- English fluency
- green spaces and architecture
- food variety
- reinvention over decades
- high cost of living
- rising costs and rent
- heat and humidity
- expensive for budget travellers
- foreigner property restrictions
- Cheaper neighbours like Thailand, Bali or Johor Bahru suit budget remote workers better.
- Visitors find prices comparable to home countries despite reputation.
- Long-term residents still see the city as reinventing itself well.
- Heat and humidity wear on people, though air-conditioned parks help.
- Most content is tourist vlogs, so remote-work insight is thin.
Read from 8 videos, 32 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
Singapore is Now OFF LIMITS
Nomad Capitalist · 176K views · 2023
What viewers said
“I first went to Singapore in 1974. Over the years I have seen it reinvent itself. It continues to do so and good luck to it.”
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“Spoke to a person recently who has some knowledge of Singapore; more than I do, certainly, and he said basically the same things Andrew has here. Singapore is small, they're not hurting for people or wealth and they know they're a hot commo”
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“Fact of matter - Singapore is only approx 730 km2, smaller than cities like Hong Kong, London, New York...yet Singapore does not have hinterland or outskirts like these others. It is a city State. So bottom line is Singapore cannot afford t”
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“Nevertheless, i am most impressed with the quality and efficiency of the government”
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“Just got back from Singapore on a stopover returning back to NZ and thoroughly enjoyed my short time there. People say Singapore is expensive, but I found prices were roughly comparable to Australia & New Zealand, but the quality of product”
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“Stamp duty for foreigners are designed to stop foreign real estate speculators. Doesnt affect foreigners who wish to settle down permanently in Spore by becoming permanent residents.”
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“South Korea just increased the investment size from 500M KRW to 1 billion KRW”
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“Excellant ... now I have another good reason not to go to a place I had no intention of going to”
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“Weather is great in Singapore? It extremely hot and humid 😂😆”
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“Smart people always planned ahead. Not trying to contain somebody else.”
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Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.