Avoid that $30phone call-and other money saving tips in Singapore

As shown by the remarkable lack of price comparison sites, Singapore is NOT a price sensitive shopping hub-and these tips may seem incongruous-but they may be valuable to new expats and so I'm posting it.

1. Veggies please check that the cheese spread you buy does not have garlic. Generally it does
2. That 'curry' flavored noodles you may pick up is NON VEG and it has a weird taste.
3. Purchase household need/food items from Mustafa Centre. Even electronics/durables are often cheaper there. For example, milk packets costing $1.7 there sell for $2.7-$3.5 elsewhere
4. The minimum cab flagdown fare is $2.8, so unlike India, even short distances do not make sense by cab
5. Use the gothere.sg site for superb directions(including waiting times) on how to use public transport to commute to places unknown also
6. The amenities here are so easy to get-even an apartment/condo will do and a service apartment is actually a waste. The entire set up is virtually plug and play with extreme ease of getting internet, TV etc
7. Take photos at home-here the passport photos cost $6 for 4 copies(!) and the normal ones are not much cheaper.
8. Use the ISD code provided by your operator(like 018/021 etc) to get that concessional ISD rate to India, else pay $2.5/minute or more. I speak from experience.
9. Do your shopping in Fairprice shops rather than 7-11s(of course Mustafa is first option)
10. For shopping in the Orchard Road/other electronics shops, do your price search online for atleast a start. Then you can haggle down the rates which are as high as Lamington Road/Fashion Street(initially)