I did a blog post in October last year on "where to live in Singapore" ..... it has been of great help to many people, so am posting it here in case it is of help to other newcomers to Singapore:
http://leonefabre.blogspot.com.au/2011/ … apore.html
there is much to consider before deciding on "where' to live, and the above post will give you some examples.
if you are relocating to Singapore ... good luck. Its a great country to live in.