Cost of Living High/Quality of Life Low WHY?

• AndrewPKYap

  2 Apr 07, 12:38

  The money that they take from us goes to their salaries.... SHIN CORPS and "what nots" that we have no idea about!
  
  Mercer Human Resource Consulting
  Cost of Living Survey - Worldwide Rankings 2006
  COL Index
  Rankings City Country COL Index
  1 MOSCOW Russia 123.9
  2 SEOUL South Korea 121.7
  3 TOKYO Japan 119.1
  4 HONG KONG Hong Kong 116.3
  5 LONDON United Kingdom 110.6
  6 OSAKA Japan 108.3
  7 GENEVA Switzerland 103
  8 COPENHAGEN Denmark 101.1
  9 ZURICH Switzerland 100.8
  10 OSLO Norway 100
  10 NEW YORK CITY United States 100
  12 ST.PETERSBURG Russia 99.7
  13 MILAN Italy 96.9
  14 BEIJING China 94.9
  15 ISTANBUL Turkey 93.1
  15 PARIS France 93.1
  17 SINGAPORE Singapore 92
  
  Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide
  Quality of Living Survey 2007 Top 50
  
  Rank 2007 City Country Index 2007
  
  1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.1
  2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.0
  3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7
  3 VIENNA Austria 107.7
  5 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3
  5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.3
  7 FRANKFURT Germany 107.1
  8 MUNICH Germany 106.9
  9 BERN Switzerland 106.5
  9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5
  11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2
  12 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8
  13 AMSTERDAM The Netherlands 105.7
  14 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6
  15 TORONTO Canada 105.4
  16 BERLIN Germany 105.2
  17 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0
  18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8
  18 OTTAWA Canada 104.8
  20 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7
  21 PERTH Australia 104.5
  22 MONTREAL Canada 104.3
  23 NURNBERG Germany 104.2
  24 CALGARY Canada 103.6
  24 HAMBURG Germany 103.6
  26 OSLO Norway 103.5
  27 DUBLIN Ireland 103.3
  27 HONOLULU, HI United States 103.3
  29 SAN FRANCISCO, CA United States 103.2
  30 ADELAIDE Australia 103.1
  30 HELSINKI Finland 103.1
  32 BRISBANE Australia 102.8
  33 PARIS France 102.7
  34 SINGAPORE Singapore 102.5
  35 TOKYO Japan 102.3
  36 LYON France 101.9
  36 BOSTON, MA United States 101.9
  38 YOKOHAMA Japan 101.7
  39 LONDON United Kingdom 101.2
  40 KOBE Japan 101.0
  41 BARCELONA Spain 100.6
  42 MADRID Spain 100.5
  42 OSAKA Japan 100.5
  44 WASHINGTON, DC United States 100.4
  44 CHICAGO, IL United States 100.4
  46 PORTLAND, OR United States 100.3
  47 LISBON Portugal 100.1
  48 NEW YORK CITY, NY United States 100.0
  49 MILAN Italy 99.9
  49 SEATTLE, WA United States 99.9
• AndrewPKYap

  2 Apr 07, 12:39

  such bad performance and they want to up their salaries from $1.2million to $2.2million!
• AndrewPKYap

  2 Apr 07, 13:20

  Any wonder Singaporeans escape to New Zealand, Australia and Canada?
  
  Mercer Human Resource Consulting Worldwide
  Quality of Living Survey 2007 Top 50
  Rank 2007 City Country Index 2007
  1 ZURICH Switzerland 108.1
  2 GENEVA Switzerland 108.0
  3 VANCOUVER Canada 107.7
  3 VIENNA Austria 107.7
  5 AUCKLAND New Zealand 107.3
  5 DUSSELDORF Germany 107.3
  7 FRANKFURT Germany 107.1
  8 MUNICH Germany 106.9
  9 BERN Switzerland 106.5
  9 SYDNEY Australia 106.5
  11 COPENHAGEN Denmark 106.2
  12 WELLINGTON New Zealand 105.8
  13 AMSTERDAM The Netherlands 105.7
  14 BRUSSELS Belgium 105.6
  15 TORONTO Canada 105.4
  16 BERLIN Germany 105.2
  17 MELBOURNE Australia 105.0
  18 LUXEMBOURG Luxembourg 104.8
  18 OTTAWA Canada 104.8
  20 STOCKHOLM Sweden 104.7
  21 PERTH Australia 104.5
• jay_rocks

  2 Apr 07, 13:51

  we singaporeans dun dare to riot what..
• Slipshade

  2 Apr 07, 14:38

  Originally posted by jay_rocks:

  we singaporeans dun dare to riot what..

  That's why we choose to run instead.
• AndrewPKYap

  2 Apr 07, 16:21

  Originally posted by jay_rocks:

  we singaporeans dun dare to riot what..

  Originally posted by Slipshade:

  That's why we choose to run instead.

  No need to riot and run... just vote in a few more opposition and they will sh*t green thinking about how many diamond peanuts they stand to lose...
• mistyblue

  2 Apr 07, 16:23

  nothing will change, people prefer to complain and never ever take any action.
• SingaporeTyrannosaur

  2 Apr 07, 19:00

  Got vote, use it lor.
  
  
• will4

  2 Apr 07, 19:08

  Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:

  Got vote, use it lor.
  
  

  I think people will prefer to migrate than get embroiled in local politics. Local have been depoliticized already.
• justcooler

  3 Apr 07, 15:37

  Is there reported in ST news ???
  
  I wonder if things will improve.
  
  Prior to 1997, HK return to China lot of HK migrate. Then some returns after seeing the positive things.
  
  Maybe after next election, i may choose to return... haha
• AndrewPKYap

  3 Apr 07, 22:57

  Originally posted by justcooler:

  Is there reported in ST news ???
  
  I wonder if things will improve.
  
  Prior to 1997, HK return to China lot of HK migrate. Then some returns after seeing the positive things.
  
  Maybe after next election, i may choose to return... haha

  reported in sgforums.... hahaha your are right, if they report this type of things in ST maybe it means that Singapore improves enough for you to return..