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I know some people will sure come in and say cannot afford dont eat dont complain (similar to COE syndrome) but anyway this thread is not for complaining but discussion on seafood prices http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/news/econo...rtune/index.htm Prices of lobsters in the US typically range from around 10-30 sgd per kg similar to the UK where lobster is around 10 GBP per kg. How come we're paying 80-150 per kg here? Makes you think

Heard that Chinese cars are much cheaper to service. Anyone can give a breakdown of the cost????Thank.

how much it cost you for the recent services? oil/filter change etc (can include atf change etc when the service included it).

Any Bros here know how much to get the timing belt/water pump change (non AD workshop) ? What is the market rate ? I have been quoted from $800 to 1600 ?

After 100,000km plus, with additional cost like changing wear and tear items, avg ard $300 total per trip to workshop. Like this tio chop carrot or normal? What's your average?

Hi guys, just a quick check if you have did it or know about it. How much does it costs to do Solar Film for e front wind screen? Appreciate if you can drop the following informations. Brand of Solar Film: Price for just th front wind-screen done: Name of company: Location/contact if any: Thank in advance for those who help.

Recently when to Melbourne and rented a car from Hertz. Unfamiliar with the car, so ended up scraping the kerb during parallel parking. Returned the car, and they told me will get multiple quotations from workshops and charge me the exact amount they get charged. End up, they charged me A$230 (S$300) on this scratch on my credit card. I think the charge is pretty excessive. Any gurus care to comment? Any recourse for me? I have emailed them on my thoughts on this matter to try to reduce the cost, but I doubt that I will get a favourable response.

hahaha! die c--k stand lah... and market street car park no more.... time to take MRT lah. sianzzzz

Most expensive prata in S'pore at Esplanade: $12 for 2 STOMPer Royal says he was charged $12 for two roti pratas with egg at the Esplanade's Makansutra. He feels this was just too much of a mark-up, even if it was during the F1. The STOMPer wrote: "Yesterday during the F1 race, I went to Makansutra at the Esplanade to have dinner. "I know that prices are inflated during the F1 and that's quite normal, but the Indian store selling roti prata was really ridiculous. "I went to the prata store and asked for two egg pratas. He told me then that they would cost $12. "I was like, are you kidding? I then asked if it was a set meal with additional items? "He said it was just the prata and curry and said one prata costs six bucks. I looked at him and told him I was not interested and cancelled my order. "I don't mind paying extra since its the F1 and understand that prices would be inflated, but come on -- six bucks for a piece of dough with an egg? "The guy just looked at me sheepishly and grinned. He probably thinks locals do not know the market rate of roti prata. "Are they trying to make enough to retire during the F1?"

Anyone knows the cost of CT and MRI scan for my joint in SGH? Where can I get the info? Thanks.

considering selling my ride that will turn 2 yr old this oct. Can someone help me with the following questions. 1. How should I settle my outstanding loan with the bank? Should I settle all outstanding amount first? Does it make any diff if I don't? I think I can take back some money with current high Coe. 2. Transfer cost Who should be paying? Buyer or seller? 3. What other cost did I miss out? 4. Any other things I should take note of? Thanks.

What good does it do, seriously? To me it is just some fancy paper exercise. Why don't they spent the time, energy and money to do something better? Like recruiting more folks, up the pay/benefits of existing POs, fighting crime with better means through technology? Last thing we want to hear is another innocent victim kena whacked till senseless but because it is a non-seizable offence the authorities will not take any action until a magistrate's complaint is filed and someone decides it warrants action? From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1137565/1/.html Police to measure "the cost of crime" By Leong Wee Keat, TODAY | Posted: 28 June 2011 0613 hrs SINGAPORE: In what will be the first study of its kind here, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will commission an academic study to calculate the cost of the different types of crime committed here. Modelled after a United Kingdom (UK) government research paper - The Economic and Social Costs of Crime - the study plans to use a "social cost approach" to measure the cost of crime in Singapore. In response to Today's queries, police spokesperson Choo Hong Xian said the study "would provide valuable insights into operational policy-making, resource reallocation and police's strategies to deliver the mission". The police release statistics on the overall crime situation here every six months but they relate usually to the number of cases, identifying key crime concerns and providing crime prevention advisories. According to tender documents released last week, the study aims to derive the annual total cost of crime last year and "a preceding period stipulated" by the police. The final report from the study is expected to be delivered to the SPF within four months of the award of the tender, which closes on July 18. Overall crime here fell by 0.6 per cent last year but the police highlighted three key crime concerns - cheating cases involving rental scams and phone scams, fighting youth crime and outrage of modesty cases. The study aims to calculate the costs incurred as a consequence of crime, which includes "monetary loss in traditional terms" and "monetising the loss of life and trauma suffered by victims". Costs of crime prevention and enforcement will also be tallied. The study seeks to find out costs borne by private entities - such as security expenditure and insurance - as well as costs borne by public bodies such as proactive police patrols in anticipation of crime. The police also intend to calculate the costs incurred in response to crime - investigating cases, apprehending suspects as well as the costs expended by the State in prosecuting, convicting and incarcerating suspects. Several Members of Parliament had previously raised concerns over police resources being stretched. During the Committee of Supply debate in March, then-Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam pointed out that while police resources will be increased, "they are not limitless". While costs of crime prevention - such as installing alarm systems - and the State's response to crime could be measured, sociologist Paulin Straughan felt it might be "impossible" to measure the social costs of a spate of violence on a community. Social isolation and mistrust from these crimes would impact social capital on a community which would be difficult to estimate, she argued. However, the former Nominated Member of Parliament felt calculating the cost of crime would serve as "a reality check" for any society. "We live in a world that is driven by economics," Associate Professor Straughan said. "We can't understand or appreciate unless it is documented in dollars and cents. So, this is one way of documenting it (crime) in dollars and cents to show you that every burglary cost you this (amount)

From CNA news : S'pore jumps 3 spots to become 6th most expensive city in Asia SINGAPORE : Singapore has jumped three places this year to become the sixth most expensive city in Asia for expatriates to live in, according to the latest cost of living survey from ECA International. The company, which provides solutions for firms sending their staff overseas, said the continued strength of the Singapore dollar against major currencies had pushed the republic up the global ranking. ECA International also said prices of goods and services commonly purchased by international assignees have risen at much faster rates in Singapore than in other developed locations in the region. It said such goods and services now cost almost three per cent more in Singapore than in Hong Kong. Just a year ago, they cost five per cent more in Hong Kong than here. Singapore rose to the 36th spot from 68th in the global ranking in one year. ECA International pointed out that Singapore is now more expensive for international assignees than Hong Kong, New York, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Shanghai. ECA International said that although Japan is the only Asian country surveyed where the actual cost of goods in the ECA basket of goods has fallen, a strong currency and already higher costs for goods mean that the cost of living for assignees is significantly more than in other locations in the top ten ranking. Globally, Tokyo heads the top 10 list followed by Oslo, Nagoya, Stavanger in Norway, Yokohoma, Zurich, Angola's capital Luanda, Geneva, Kobe and the Swiss capital of Bern. The region's top 10 most expensive cities are: 1) Tokyo 2) Nagoya 3) Yokohama 4) Kobe 5) Seoul 6) Singapore 7) Hong Kong 8) Beijing 9) Shanghai 10) Busan - CNA/al So.......................why some paid millions per year still maintain SG cost of living it is 'affortable'

any idea on the pricing?

By Elena Torrijos | SingaporeScene

anybody can tell me how much the scrap cost for the COE corolla or corona or starlet tat going to expiry in 2011 Aug ? Tis car is 20 yrs old liao...

http://www.straitstimes.com/GeneralElectio...ory_657477.html LOWERING land cost as a way to reduce new Housing Board flat prices is tantamount to raiding Singapore's reserves, warned National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan on Saturday. This is because all land is sold at prices set by the Chief Valuer, and the land sale proceeds go into the reserves. In the latest salvo on the hot-button housing issue, Mr Mah stressed that as the number of new HDB flats is not a small, any lowering of prices will inevitably affect the value of existing HDB flats. Mr Mah was responding to a call from Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang who had suggested that if the Government was prepared to collect less money for land sales, the savings could be passed on to first-time home buyers. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ground-breaking ceremony for an upgrading programme for Tampines, which will see a new town hub with facilities such as a sports hall and a new park, Mr Mah said: 'When he says that I'm going to finance this by lowering the value of land, basically what he's doing is taking money from the reserves. 'It is not a matter of left pocket to right pocket, it's a matter of taking, dipping into the reserves.' Mr Mah declined a debate with the National Solitary Party, which has announced it is contesting the GRC. He said there is 'nothing to debate' as his positions on housing and various policies are well known. With the minister at the community event on Saturday morning were newly-introduced People's Action Party (PAP) candidates Heng Swee Keat and Steve Tan.

Since living costs are such a hot topic now, I have a link which shows Singapore as the 11th city with highest cost of living in the world We are even ahead of New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai and Seoul http://www.finfacts.ie/costofliving.htm But for sure our pay is not the 11th highest in the world

Anyone can help to estimate the repair cost of my car (Altis). See attachment. Thanks.

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reserves or GIC, Temasek. and we know reserves is forever lock up , cannot use one excpet when somebody's family emember loss big on stocks! and who decide's SLA's land cost??? left pcoket to right pocket and still dare say hdb making loss Mah not giving full picture of costs: Low By Kor Kian Beng WORKERS' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday accused National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan of not giving Singaporeans the full picture on housing costs. He maintained that his party's proposal to lower new flat prices would have 'minimal impact' on resale prices. The Hougang MP cited two reasons: The number of new HDB flats is relatively small, and they are subject to a minimum occupancy period of five years before they can be sold on the resale market. 'So, how much can the price of a new flat affect the resale market price, and to the extent that he is saying that it is going to be a big impact? I think he is misleading the public,' said Mr Low, speaking to The Straits Times in an interview. The opposition leader was responding to Mr Mah's criticisms of the WP's manifesto unveiled last Saturday. It proposes to lower new HDB flat prices by pegging them to the median incomes of Singaporeans. Now, it is tied to resale market prices, and then discounted. Mr Mah warned the WP's proposal would lower the value of Singapore's one million homes in what he called an 'asset-devaluation policy', as opposed to the People's Action Party's (PAP) asset- enhancement policy. He explained that the housing markets are interlinked, and so a reduction in new HDB flat prices would have an impact on the resale flat market. The government subsidy on new flats, he added, already adds up to $1 billion yearly, as he criticised the WP for being irresponsible for not saying how it plans to pay for cheaper flats. Mr Mah, whose ministry oversees the Housing Board, said the WP should state if it wants a larger subsidy or government spending to be cut in other areas because 'you can't get something for nothing'. Yesterday, Mr Low fired back, saying it is not a subsidy, but a discount based on market prices, which would fluctuate over time. He also responded to Mr Mah's comments that the HDB already operates at a loss, and so lower prices would further reduce its revenue. Mr Low believes land costs make up the bulk of the board's expenses in building flats. And if that is lowered by the Singapore Land Authority, HDB would not have to suffer such a loss, and the savings could be passed on to first-time home buyers. The key is if the Government is prepared to collect less money from land sales. 'It is a question of taking your money from the left pocket and putting in the right pocket. So, let us know what is the land cost,' he pressed. The money from land sales on long lease is not included as part of the budget for current government spending, but goes into the reserves, he added, citing a previous official reply in Parliament. The WP's proposal, he stressed, is driven by its concern that new public housing could become unaffordable for young Singaporeans. Even though some Singaporeans have benefited from their homes rising in value, he wondered about its sustainability. 'Can the Government tell us how much more you can enhance your asset 20 years down the road? There is always a threshold in terms of property, right?' asked Mr Low. 'Perhaps 20 years down the road, maybe HDB flats will cost you more than $1 million.' He also stressed that asset enhancement is largely meaningful and useful for investment, but not for homes that people live in. He said it means little unless homeowners sell their homes, but that could mean trade-offs, such as downgrading to smaller homes. And if the property bubble bursts, they would be left with negative assets, he said. Mr Low asked: 'Can the PAP Government guarantee us that this will never happen down the road? Can they provide the guarantee?'

anyone knows roughly how much i need to pay to respray a pair of side mirror housing?

Obviously I'm not from an elite school but I thought ACS is pretty elite? Why would a 10 cents increase make them feel any pinch at all? ----- Mar 22, 2011 IN THE ST NEWSPAPER TODAY Students feel pinch of rising food cost Tuckshop vendors raising prices, shrinking portions to make up for global price hike By Jessica Lim At Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), some vendors have asked for permission to raise food prices by about 10 cents. The school will grant this on a case-by-case basis, said the school's estate manager Wong Meng Kong. -- ST PHOTO: SAMUEL HE RISING global food prices have hit schools in the gut. Tuckshop vendors, stung like other food retailers by the rising cost of items like rice, oil and flour, are raising their prices, and students are feeling the pinch.

Autosaver quoted the labour cost to replace 4 shock absorbers at $150+GST (incl. wheel alignment). Is this price reasonable? Any other moto diam to recommend? Thank you.

The developer did not cut cost on the construction material and design, I hope. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/blogs/singaporesc...214521-313.html Tombstone, coffin found at construction site in Yishun By farism | SingaporeScene