Moving to KL: cost of living

You will pay income tax on your whole remuneration package. Living in Mont Kiara might be convenient to start the 1 hr + journey by car to Tanjung Malim.

Properties tend to be a little more expensive to rent in MK, but there is plenty of choice. Your budget would probably need to be Rm 4000-6000 per month.

It would have been advisable to negotiate for a car to be included in your package so you dont have to have the expense of hiring a vehicle, which will cost about RM 1500-2000 per month.

Here are the tax steps - you need to add each line up until you reach the value of your entire annual package then divide by twelve to find the monthly deduction.

Tax steps on annual salary are:
                 2015
0-5,000                    0%                                                 
5,000-10,000      1% RM50
10,001-20,000    1%  +RM50
20,001-35,000    5%  +RM750
35,001-50,000   10%  +RM1,500
50,001-70,000   16% +RM3,200
70,001-100,000   21% +RM6,300
100,001-250,000  24% +RM36,000
250,001-400,000  24.5% +RM36,750
Exceeding 400 000  25%  (+?)