Daily Life & Food

The first-month setup, then the good stuff.

Transport, banking, SIM cards, clinics — and how to eat like a local without embarrassing yourself.

MRT

5 guides · newest first

Private GP or polyclinic in Singapore: what a foreigner should choose New

For a non-resident the subsidised option is the expensive one. When a private GP is the better choice, when a polyclinic still is, what you give up, and what to do when you wake up unwell.

5 min 02

Haze in Singapore for foreigners: if you get sick, and who gets help Updated

How haze reaches Singapore, what the 2026 episode looked like, what to do if you feel unwell, and why the Haze Subsidy Scheme covered citizens only. No live readings here: use haze.gov.sg.

5 min 03

Polyclinic fees for foreigners in Singapore: what you actually pay

The consultation fee at SingHealth, NHG and NUP polyclinics for citizens, PRs and non-residents, what the fee leaves out, and why a work pass holder pays the highest rate.

5 min 04

Healthcare in Singapore for foreigners: where to go and what it costs

Where to go when you're sick in Singapore without residency — GP, 24-hour clinic, A&E and specialist — what each really costs, and why MediShield Life and CHAS are not yours.

5 min 05

Hawker centre rules nobody explains (chope, tray return, and the auntie)

Why there's a packet of tissues on that empty table, why you shouldn't sit there, and the history behind a UNESCO-listed food culture where S$2 once bought a Michelin star.

5 min