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Singapore VS USA – Higher Cost of Living, Salary, Standard of Living?



I traveled to California, USA to meetup with Singaporeans living and working there. Why did they choose to leave Singapore? Is the pay better in the USA? What is it like living in California? Look out for EVA Air’s roaming buses and stand a chance to win a pair of tickets from Singapore to Taiwan from now until 7 Jan 2024! Terms and conditions apply. For more details, visit https://linktr.ee/evaairsg

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– Jon Ong


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– Eumi
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00:00 EVA Air Premium Economy Review
03:11 Transit at Taipei
05:02 Long Haul Flight to LAX
09:52 Singaporean Composer Living in LA
16:44 Singaporean Marketer Living in LA
30:53 Recap of Our USA Trip
31:52 Flying Home to Singapore

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20 Comments

  2. Willie

    29:28 Singapore bosses whatsapp you after work because they are kancheong spiders or they are a complete mess at remembering things.

  3. Doodleme Crzy

    US has a strong hustle culture. Even though there’s a lot of lip service in politics, very few concrete civil improvements take place in time for when its needed. California is a very difficult place for businesses with its tight leash on regulations. With the homless tent cities and exodus of talent I don’t really see growth in the near future.

  5. chilly21

    Yea, wait till you have to pay for rent in singapore. You're comparing one with rent and one without.

  6. Sim Bee Kuan

    Really such an eye-opener for Singaporeans making it well in USA. And its heartwarming to hear that both Jon and Eumi still wants to retire in Singapore eventually

  7. Shaowei Eng

    my experience in La is.. angmo skip paying bus ticket From La airport to union station and that stranger angmo sit beside me and act friendly talking about stuff😂 i m like can like that one meh.

  8. DJ Pâtes

    Enlightening video about the comparisons between living in the US and Singapore, and what Singaporeans may think about when comparing costs of living, the laws, taxes, wages.

    Thanks for showcasing 2 of such individuals Ghib Ojisan! Hope you had a great time over in the USA.

  9. Eng Choon TAN

    Standard
    = civility, morality, logic, … breeding, educated politicians (hahahahaha), informed policies (wah.hahahaha), logical implementations, less-hypocrisy ("ha~! I kill me" – alf), get-real (bwahahahahahahahahaa).

    OK, be serious, are they even humans.?

  10. Eng Choon TAN

    Standard
    = civility, morality, logic, … breeding, educated politicians (hahahahaha), informed policies (wah.hahahaha), logical implementations, less-hypocrisy ("ha~! I kill me" – alf), get-real (bwahahahahahahahahaa).

    OK, be serious, are they even humans.?

  11. Syntec Nutraceuticals SEA

    Eva is soooo much better than SIA. The seat, meal, amenities are mucccch better than SIA. The pax profile is also horrible I really hate travelling to LA , san francisco,and Seattle by SIA as i paid much more for leg space but all.babies and indians are so noisy that u barely could slp. These pa are dirty and annoying! They dun care the babies n child. These childten throw toys, tap and shout nx to me.U hv lounge access! I will travel eva instead as a singaporean!

  12. Jon Ong

    Was a pleasure being interviewed by Ghib in this video and to share about some of the differences and my observations about life in the US.

    I happened to already be familiar with his content before meeting him so that was a huge plus!

    Thanks again man!! Lovely to see all the positive comments too! 🙌

  14. Osean Department of Narcotics Enforcement

    Now california is california, its considered to be a complete shitshow by Americans with its government considering giving illegal immigrants voting rights and practically legalizing prostitution freely. Just ask the dozens fleeing California to states like texas, flordia, etc, etc. All the states have their perks living in them, California could even be considered a shit ton of states in it of itself with the absolute divide between its city population and rural population.

  17. Manijj4 J

    You earned higher salary the higher taxes they will cut that off! It has no difference in Canada that’s the slain errings of most immigrants there! I know coz I have some cousins and friends living there!

  18. B. Christensen

    I was born in Southern California, and all my friends still live here. We all bought homes or condominiums here.

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