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Originally Posted by destroycreate
^ I agree with you--I've been to Singapore twice, and have never found it to be unwalkable.
Maybe people are referring to the non-core areas, where there's lots of commie blocks/state housing and the roads are super wide and there's not a lot of street retail? Even so, it's lightyears more pedestrian-friendly than anywhere here, especially due to the fact that most Singaporeans do not own cars.
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Yep Singapore is all about public transport -car usage is STRONGLY discouraged. Pretty much every car you do see is owned by crazy rich Asians.
A new Standard Toyota Corolla Altis 1.6 costs US$71,930 as of November 2020. Every year, you might expect to pay an average of $1,175 a year on car insurance if you're a brand new driver, $458 for servicing/maintenance costs, $547 in road tax, and $1,800 in petrol costs.
On average, you should expect to spend in the range of $73,700 for a sedan, $80,410 for a small SUV/crossover, and $136,320 for a luxury car in Singapore.
On top of that if you vehicle isn't eco-friendly enough expect to pay up to $22,000 on top. Oh, and the one-off registration fee is 100% -180% the price of your car.
It still works out cheaper to buy a car in the UK (one of the highest pricing in the West) and ship it to SG.