The cost of living in Singapore in January

The cost of living in Singapore is about S $65,438+S $0,200 to S $2,500 a month.

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Singapore is the Republic of Singapore, and its urban infrastructure ranks first in the world. Singapore, formerly known as Singapore, Sin Chew or Sing Tao, or Lion City, is an island country in Southeast Asia with a parliamentary system and its capital is Singapore.

Singapore is located at the southern tip of Malay Peninsula, at the entrance and exit of Malacca Strait. It consists of Singapore Island and 63 nearby islands, of which Singapore Island accounts for 88.5% of the national area. Singapore Island is about 50 kilometers long from east to west and 26 kilometers long from north to south, with a land area of 733. 1 km2 (202 1 year).

By 2022, Singapore will have a total population of about 5.64 million and 4.07 million citizens and permanent residents. The main ethnic groups are Chinese, Malays and Indians. According to the urban planning, Singapore divides the whole country into five communities (administrative districts), named Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest and Central Social Committee respectively. In 2020, these five communities will be divided into 3 1 constituency, including single constituency 14 and centralized constituency 17.

Singapore was called Temasek in ancient times. In the 8th century, it belonged to the late Sri Lankan dynasty. 18-19th century was a part of the kingdom of Johor, Malaysia. 18 19, an Englishman, Stanford Raffles, arrived in Singapore and signed a contract with Johor, Sudan, to set up a trading post. 1824 became a British colony. 1942 was occupied by Japan. 1945 After Japan surrendered, Britain resumed colonial rule and was designated as a direct colony the following year. 1959 realize autonomy and become an autonomous state.

1963 In September, Malaysia was composed of Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak. 1On August 9th, 965, it left Malaysia and established the Republic of Singapore * * *; In September of the same year, it became a member of the United Nations and joined the Commonwealth in June of the same year. Singapore is one of the four little dragons in Asia. In 20021year, Singapore's economy rebounded strongly, with a year-on-year increase of 7.6%. The GDP reached S $533.35 billion (US$ 387.69 billion).