Job at sungai petani, kedah, malaysia @ RM 5000 + accommodation

Hi  shalini77],

Welcome to expat-blog!

A new topic was created from your post for better views and interactions on the Kuala Lumpur forum.

I suggest you to go through some topic on the Cost of living in Kuala Lumpur forum might help you get more information.

Thank you,

David.

Readers will not be able to tell how much your expenditure will be as it depends on your lifestyle, i.e. do you need a car (probably you will), do you go out to eat, drink alcohol and entertain?  Do you want to travel?

First you need to deduct income tax. It is 26% if you work less than 182 days in Malaysia in any calendar year.  If you work more than 182 days the rate is about 20%.

Is the employer offering health care?  That is an important aspect especially when you have a children.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungai_Petani

This is an approximation of costs - based on Alor Setar which is also in Kedah. You can change the town/city to get more prices (KL has the largest range)

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/ci … Alor+Setar

If the place you have been given to live only has air con (no ceiling fans) and you want to use it regularly your electricity bill could be as much as RM500 per month. Do you have to pay management fees for the upkeep of the condo where you are staying? That could be quite a bit of money.  Do you have to pay the ground rent or local property tax?  Again this will be a sizeable payment?

If you have to pay sewerage it is RM24 per 3 months, water will be about RM15-20 per month, cooking gas about RM40-50 per month max.

If you have a car you will need to either rent it for an all-in figure per month (includes insurance). Petrol is RM2.10 (Ron 95)-RM 2.85 (Ron 97) per litre and diesel is RM 2.00.

A good exercise would be take your current expenditure and then find out the equivalent in Malaysia from the links provided.

You may also have to think about pre-school (Tadika) charges for your child within a year or so - to ensure a good start.