Why do people think life is hard in Singapore?

I think life in Singapore is not as tough as many people complain about. The first complaint that we hear all the time is about the stress or lack of work life balance. Many have said this is the price we pay for our economic success. I think this is only true in the past. Nowadays, I believe work life balance in Singapore is much better than in many countries. In China, they have 996 culture. I personally work with people based in China, India and some other Asian countries. I can tell you wlb is way worse there. In those countries, there is no boundary. If the boss asks you to work on Sunday, you do it. Bosses there can text you anytime of the day, during weekend, during your vacation, etc. My colleagues there usually work late into the nights as well. Maybe life was easier in those developing countries in the past, but no more. Nowadays they work longer hours than us, for a fraction of the pay. The next complaint is about cost of living. Sure things in SG are expensive. But they are not expensive in relation to our salaries! Just think about how many percentage of your salary goes to the basic needs like food. In developing countries it's way higher. If you travel to Western Europe, things are usually more expensive. But their take-home pay is less than ours (yes, you heard that right. Our take-home pay is higher than the Germans, the French, the Brits, etc. on average). One crucial part of CoL is housing. Here in SG, gov gives young couples the chance to own a home. In most other countries, there is no such thing. Unless they make very good money or receive support from parents, young couples in other countries can never buy a house of their own. Just look up house price in Seoul or Beijing vs average take home pay, you'll see. I think SG has been doing well these few years and people get to travel to see the world. They go to countries like Taiwan, Korea, Japan, etc. and see things are cheaper there. But they are not cheap compared to the salaries there. Salaries in those countries are pathetic compared to SG. Last but not least, people often complain about competition here. This starts from school. But wait a moment, if you compare the number of people in 1 cohort and the intake from all the big 4 unies here (nus, ntu, smu, sutd), you'll realize it's not that hard for a JC student to make it to a decent uni here. Now if you look at China and their gaokao (uni entrance exam). You'll see the competition there is way way more fierce. The next competition is for job, which I think is not as fierce as it is in many other countries. Just look up the number of youth not in employment, education or trainings (NEET) in Singapore vs like Korea, China or some European countries, relative to the population. You'll see life is even tougher there. All in all, I believe life in SG is not as tough as many people make it out to be. It is objectively better than many developing AND developed countries. Maybe it is the sterility of life here that makes it feel subjectively worse?