@ Psy Guy : I am not sure what you mean by CIS being a "small school" as they currently roughly have 2800 students and growing. It is one of the biggest schools in Singapore.

$ 79, 000 USD? Altogether, with the housing allowance, I will be making a bit past $ 100, 000.

I have worked in Tokyo ( hailed as the most expensive city in the world ) and to be quite honest, I saved a great deal of money on a 4.6 million yen salary ( $ 48, 000 USD ) per year. Every month, I was able to save $ 2000 USD. So, I recently got offered a position at CIS and the salary they gave me exceeded the 4.6 million yen ( $ 48, 000 USD ) by far. I will be making around $ 79, 000. Singapore is significantly cheaper than Tokyo in everything but rent. However, the $ 2200 housing allowance covers a very nice apartment indeed, very close to the school. I am not sure what they mean by " small " but I have an apartment that is 2 bedrooms, large livingroom, balcony and central location.

I don't live frugally at all. I didn't live frugally in Japan either ( think $ 300 USD / weekend shopping trips or a $ 400 night out in the city ) and still managed to save approx. $ 12 k - $ 14 k a year.

The point : You will save money in Singapore. If it was done in Tokyo, it can be done in Singapore.