Reg : Salary 6500RM, Safety in Malaysia

Malaysia is generally safe but there are some problems.
Mostly scam artists, but there are muggers out at night, so avoid dark alleys.

The tax rates are as follows. Apply them to your annual salary then divide by 12 to find monthly deduction

0-5,000                0%                                                 
5,000-10,000      1% = RM50
10,001-20,000    1%  +RM100
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%  (+?)

Rental will depend on age, size and location. Allow about RM1500.

On top of that you will need RM1000-1200 for food and RM350 for utilities and phones and RM200 for transportation.

Big place pj. Kota damansara is traffic hell home made worse by mrt works.

6.5k with a family is survival salary. Yes you can but no savings. One bad medical upset and you are stuffed worse than a Thanksgiving Turkey. If you have a good job already I would reconsider. 6.5k ok for a 23 year old single with 2 years experience. But with a kid....

Thank you..