1000 per month means stale biscuits everyday, public transport
everyday.
Let me do calculation.
Lowest possible rent: $600/month
You have $400 left to spend.
An average 1 way bus trip cost $2.50. You stilll need to take
the bus at least twice a day. 5x30, you have $150
gone.
You are left with $250.
Not forgetting school items [like pens] which needs money out of
your pocket, average at around $30/month.
You are left with $220.
Most landlords won't let people who rent their rooms cook. You
need to eat out. If you spend $2 on a meal, 3 meals a day. $6/day.
6x30, adding up to $180.
Remember, you cannot
even spend a few cents more on each meal, or for example
[$2.50x3]x30= $225. You will go over the
budget.
You are left with $40.
What are you going to do with that $40? When a foriegner falls
sick in Singapore, a trip to the doctor can rake up to $50, a
specialist $80+++
How to survive on $3.20 an hour? 
