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panks2506
Is this enough money for the family of three ( me , wife and kid 2Yrs ) so that I can save some ? Your inputs are really valuable for me to take decision, I'm currently in India.
Thank you very much Dante for so much of useful information !! It will definately help me in various ways!!!
Answer
http://www.expatforum.com/articles/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-in-malaysia.html
Thats a good article on cost of living in that area...
It says the cost of living for a house is around 100 to 150 euros now based on your said income of 8500 ringgits = 1,697 euros you should be more than ok.
But according to this gentlman it would seem somewhat more expensive...Decent (furnished) condo in one of the Damansaras or such as TTDI/Sri Hartamas (per month):-
One-bedroomed : RM2,000 perhaps less.
3-4 bedroomed : RM3-4,000
Electricity : RM80-RM250 (depending on # of occupants)
Water/Indah Water : RM20-RM50
Gas : RM30-40
Eating out at local foodstalls : RM5-RM10 per person per meal
Eating out at western restaurants : RM25-RM100 per person per meal.
Draught beer in a pub : RM8-RM12 per mug (1/2 pint). Look for "happy hours"!
Premium cigarettes : RM9 per 20-box.
Taxis from the named suburbs to city centre : RM15-RM20 each way.
Car hire : RM120-RM150 per day (but much better rates for long term lease)
Petrol : RM1.80 per litre
I'd personally recommend you look around in TTDI, especially if your wife and daughter join you, as this is close by the huge shopping complexes of 1 Utama and Mutiara Damansara, which will be convenient for your wife (no need to go downtown for anything). There are also international schools in the vicinity, and it's generally quite a pleasant (green) and safe area where good English is spoken by almost 100% of the residents and shop/business keepers.
Many ex-pats incline to Mont Kiara, but this is rapidly becoming an oppressive concrete jungle.
There are usually units to rent in Villa Flora or Kiara Park at (fairly) reasonable rates, both of which are well-run, secure condominiums, and a few minutes from the Kenchala (sp) link, which will scoot you into and out of town.
Apparently its all about location...Well, if you don't really mind the inaccessibility to foreign grocers, pubs or a decent Montessori, I'd recommend, since your office is in KL, to stay in somewhere like Sentul or Gombak. You can get a decent 2-room apartment for about RM700. Electricity, let's just say you have no air-con but you have a computer, fridge, hot-water shower, electric kettle and iron, perhaps RM100. Food I don't know how to quote, but to get 3 decent meals a day (and I'm talking about keeping it about RM20 per person per day) it would cost about RM2000 for 3 people. The rest for transport it depends, you taking LRT, car, taxi or bus? Let's just say you take the LRT, I'd give it about RM100. Well, I guess all in all, to just survive decently, you'd need about RM3000 for you and your family.
http://board.classifieds1000.com/Malaysia/Expat/Living_in_Malaysia
Its a multi racial country. Living in the cities you get everything that Singapore has but less expensive. Living in smaller towns, its cheaper. Travelling from North to South by driving takes 7 hours via highways with tolls. Cost of living: Heavy Breakfast RM4.00, Heavy Lunch + Juice RM9.00, Heavy Tea time RM 4.00, Heavy Dinner + Juice RM 10.00 and Supper RM 5.00.
We Malaysian eat hell of a lot. There are stalls, shops everywhere and every time is food. Even McDonalds is 24/7.
Cities Rent a room Rm300 per month, towns RM300 the whole house. No guns, only the government has it and the underworld drug dealers. Death to all drug peddlers. You can't find gunshops and very limited shooting range. Even rich people can't get guns. Excellent schools and hospitals. English widely spoken. Imagine Malaysian nurses can easily migrate to Australia, just pass the IELTS tests. That's quality. Learn more for those interested. Especially the British, UK the senior citizen should just sell their London home and live in Malaysia. Small homes in London cost 1 million pounds that's RM 7 million. Can live like kings and queens with full servants in Kuala Lumpur, balance of monies put into unit trust. Australia to KL cheap flights coming very soon estimated RM 1, 200 return.
http://www.expatforum.com/articles/cost-of-living/cost-of-living-in-malaysia.html
Thats a good article on cost of living in that area...
It says the cost of living for a house is around 100 to 150 euros now based on your said income of 8500 ringgits = 1,697 euros you should be more than ok.
But according to this gentlman it would seem somewhat more expensive...Decent (furnished) condo in one of the Damansaras or such as TTDI/Sri Hartamas (per month):-
One-bedroomed : RM2,000 perhaps less.
3-4 bedroomed : RM3-4,000
Electricity : RM80-RM250 (depending on # of occupants)
Water/Indah Water : RM20-RM50
Gas : RM30-40
Eating out at local foodstalls : RM5-RM10 per person per meal
Eating out at western restaurants : RM25-RM100 per person per meal.
Draught beer in a pub : RM8-RM12 per mug (1/2 pint). Look for "happy hours"!
Premium cigarettes : RM9 per 20-box.
Taxis from the named suburbs to city centre : RM15-RM20 each way.
Car hire : RM120-RM150 per day (but much better rates for long term lease)
Petrol : RM1.80 per litre
I'd personally recommend you look around in TTDI, especially if your wife and daughter join you, as this is close by the huge shopping complexes of 1 Utama and Mutiara Damansara, which will be convenient for your wife (no need to go downtown for anything). There are also international schools in the vicinity, and it's generally quite a pleasant (green) and safe area where good English is spoken by almost 100% of the residents and shop/business keepers.
Many ex-pats incline to Mont Kiara, but this is rapidly becoming an oppressive concrete jungle.
There are usually units to rent in Villa Flora or Kiara Park at (fairly) reasonable rates, both of which are well-run, secure condominiums, and a few minutes from the Kenchala (sp) link, which will scoot you into and out of town.
Apparently its all about location...Well, if you don't really mind the inaccessibility to foreign grocers, pubs or a decent Montessori, I'd recommend, since your office is in KL, to stay in somewhere like Sentul or Gombak. You can get a decent 2-room apartment for about RM700. Electricity, let's just say you have no air-con but you have a computer, fridge, hot-water shower, electric kettle and iron, perhaps RM100. Food I don't know how to quote, but to get 3 decent meals a day (and I'm talking about keeping it about RM20 per person per day) it would cost about RM2000 for 3 people. The rest for transport it depends, you taking LRT, car, taxi or bus? Let's just say you take the LRT, I'd give it about RM100. Well, I guess all in all, to just survive decently, you'd need about RM3000 for you and your family.
http://board.classifieds1000.com/Malaysia/Expat/Living_in_Malaysia
Its a multi racial country. Living in the cities you get everything that Singapore has but less expensive. Living in smaller towns, its cheaper. Travelling from North to South by driving takes 7 hours via highways with tolls. Cost of living: Heavy Breakfast RM4.00, Heavy Lunch + Juice RM9.00, Heavy Tea time RM 4.00, Heavy Dinner + Juice RM 10.00 and Supper RM 5.00.
We Malaysian eat hell of a lot. There are stalls, shops everywhere and every time is food. Even McDonalds is 24/7.
Cities Rent a room Rm300 per month, towns RM300 the whole house. No guns, only the government has it and the underworld drug dealers. Death to all drug peddlers. You can't find gunshops and very limited shooting range. Even rich people can't get guns. Excellent schools and hospitals. English widely spoken. Imagine Malaysian nurses can easily migrate to Australia, just pass the IELTS tests. That's quality. Learn more for those interested. Especially the British, UK the senior citizen should just sell their London home and live in Malaysia. Small homes in London cost 1 million pounds that's RM 7 million. Can live like kings and queens with full servants in Kuala Lumpur, balance of monies put into unit trust. Australia to KL cheap flights coming very soon estimated RM 1, 200 return.
Is there anyone who has been stationed in Guam?
jonos12
I may be stationed there and was wondering if anyone had any info, where to live, bring a car? etc...
I'm in the Navy. Married, no kids yet.
Answer
I've been there.
1. You definitely want to live on base, in base housing. Even if you could find an acceptable place off base, the electric bill and water bill will drive you to bankruptcy. On base, of course, you don't pay for either.
2. If you have a car then ship it. If you don't have a car, don't worry. There are many "Guam bombs" available being sold by people leaving Guam who don't want to take it with them. However, understand, you will need a car. There's nothing that resembles public transportation on Guam.
3. Guam has DOD schools if you have kids. The DOD schools are fantastic. The public schools are horrible.
4. Crime is a big problem on Guam.
5. Gasoline is expenisve and imported from Singapore.
6. Plan on doing all your shopping on base.
7. The beach at Andersen AFB is a national treasure. You'll see what I mean when you get there.
8. Take the typhoon threat serious. Make a typhoon survival kit and stash it in your "shelter" base housing. There's nothing like watching the sheer panic 12 hours before the onset of damaging winds when unprepared people attack the BX, Commisary and Mini Marts looking for supplies.
9. If I could do it over again the one thing I'd take, even if I had to borrow the money to buy it, is a small, Honda power generator. Not a big one!!! Check out this link...
http://www.hondapowerequipment.com/gensup.asp
The EU1000 or EU2000 would be perfect for Guam. They are quiet and very fuel efficient. They don't produce a lot of power, but they'll keep you in ice, the lights on and the fans running. It doesn't sound like much now, but when you're in the tropics, living in concrete, "tyhpoon proof" houses, with no power you'll learn to worship that generator.
Remember, when (not "if" but when) you get hit with a typhoon you could be without electric power for weeks.
When you leave Guam you can sell if for double what you paid for it. Believe me on this.
10. Last, start reading the local paper online so you get a feel for the place and the current issues. Here's the link....
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
I've been there.
1. You definitely want to live on base, in base housing. Even if you could find an acceptable place off base, the electric bill and water bill will drive you to bankruptcy. On base, of course, you don't pay for either.
2. If you have a car then ship it. If you don't have a car, don't worry. There are many "Guam bombs" available being sold by people leaving Guam who don't want to take it with them. However, understand, you will need a car. There's nothing that resembles public transportation on Guam.
3. Guam has DOD schools if you have kids. The DOD schools are fantastic. The public schools are horrible.
4. Crime is a big problem on Guam.
5. Gasoline is expenisve and imported from Singapore.
6. Plan on doing all your shopping on base.
7. The beach at Andersen AFB is a national treasure. You'll see what I mean when you get there.
8. Take the typhoon threat serious. Make a typhoon survival kit and stash it in your "shelter" base housing. There's nothing like watching the sheer panic 12 hours before the onset of damaging winds when unprepared people attack the BX, Commisary and Mini Marts looking for supplies.
9. If I could do it over again the one thing I'd take, even if I had to borrow the money to buy it, is a small, Honda power generator. Not a big one!!! Check out this link...
http://www.hondapowerequipment.com/gensup.asp
The EU1000 or EU2000 would be perfect for Guam. They are quiet and very fuel efficient. They don't produce a lot of power, but they'll keep you in ice, the lights on and the fans running. It doesn't sound like much now, but when you're in the tropics, living in concrete, "tyhpoon proof" houses, with no power you'll learn to worship that generator.
Remember, when (not "if" but when) you get hit with a typhoon you could be without electric power for weeks.
When you leave Guam you can sell if for double what you paid for it. Believe me on this.
10. Last, start reading the local paper online so you get a feel for the place and the current issues. Here's the link....
http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
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