I went packpacking in Aust recently. saw some ads for low-level
jobs. but wow, the pay is not low at all.
All figures mentioned are in AUD. 1AUD = 1.3SGD
Construction crew: $20/hr (no experience, transport
provided)
Cattle rancher: $18/hr (Food, accomodation provided on the
farm)
Nanny: $16/hr (Food, lodging provided by employer, + a car for
transportation)
Lowest i seen was farmhand, $14/hr
Based on the above figure, a construction worker with no
experience will make over SGD$4k a month.
if these menial jobs are paying so much, imagine what their
professionals must be making.
you may say that cost of living in Aust is expensive, but with
that level of pay, i think you still have plenty leftover after
paying off food, transport and lodging. The system works, with no
locals left behind.
A$20(money made in an hour) can buy you 2 McDonalds Big Mac
meals, while in S'pore, S$6.50( dishwashing job) barely buys you a
McDonalds meal.
Using the McDonalds' Price Index, our cost of living is actually
twice as high as Australia's. This is further confirmed by the news
report about S'pore being the 8th most expensive city in the
world.
Minimum wage and foreign labour restriction are the way to
go.
I regretted that in my younger years, I did not even think about
going there.
I will have to die here, a broken man.
