The current starting median pay for polytechnic graduates is 2000$.
The starting median salary for University graduates is about 2700$.
The average median salary per month for Singaporeans in 2011 is 2710$.

I really wonder how can Singaporeans stay out of debt if they continue to spend.

Take some example, a Singaporean couple fall in love and decided to settle down. Man is in his thirties and woman in his twenties. Combined income of about 8K$

Guy buys proposal ring - $7000. (Larry's brand as girlfriend likes it)
Couple bought a pair of engagement rings - $6000 (Cartier- due to peer pressure)
Expenses for wedding photo package - $6000
Wedding dinner expenses came to -$7000 (for in-laws "ping jin")
Honeymoon to Korea - $3000
They decided to apply for a DBSS after countless tries with HDB's BTO without sucess - $350,000 ( took up a hdb loan and wiped out their cpf ...