Also people that can't live in east palo alto/livermore they move to central valley, that itself is also causing price to rise. yes simply cross the bridge from Singapore to Malaysia and you will encounter the same situation.

While the country has been doing pretty well for itself, writing that its capital city is another Hong Kong or Singapore makes no sense for anybody who has any understanding of international economics.

Lastly we are not the only country with this labor issue .. look at Japan and I have spent some time in Singapore and the bridge crossings every morning from Malaysia for laborers is jammed packed.

So to answer at what cost--we're looking at completely different variables for someone like you, me, and someone doing really well in Singapore, India, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, etc.

If you are looking to be a foreign investor, I would recommend you looking into Singapore/Vancouver, Canada.

Some countries like Japan and Singapore have licensed agents and that kind of makes sense. 

guests=1&...No advise but the link to airbnb is of Singapore domain. 

How many flights a day between Tokyo and Bangkok or Tokyo and Hong Kong, or Hong Kong and Singapore.   

I'm 4 years out of college and have been a traveling consultant for the last 2 years, living in places like Italy and singapore.

My name is Matin, 20 and I'm a student in Singapore.