Retirement in Malaysia - how much RM a month for living?

[Spidey10]

1 hour ago, Wt_know said:

with malaysia govt sibei lan-si with their MM2H visa, Thailand is a better option  

must check out Thailand then...

[Shibadog]

1 hour ago, steveluv said:

- Please bear in mind 4-5 months a year is haze season in Chiangmai.

- Because Chiangmai is sitting in a valley all those heavy pollutants will settle down in the valley and there's no where to be blown away except to wait. Haze comes from burning the leftover harvests starting November. Thais like to blame the Myanmese causing the burning but they have themselves to blame too.

- Haze is definitely much worst than you experience in Singapore or Malaysia as a matter of fact the readings can be worst than the worst in India.

- Of course Chiangmai is beautiful outside the haze season (Dec-Mar +/-).

https://www.holidify.com/pages/chiang-mai-smoke-season-1222.html

CM is only nice during the winter months as you mentioned.

other than that, it's either hot and hazy (Mar-Apr), scotching hot or pouring with rain with risk of flood (past few days)

that said, i know a few people that retired there. If the haze gets really bad, they go down south or another country for a few weeks till it clears up. This year was pretty good though.

[steveluv]

37 minutes ago, Shibadog said:

CM is only nice during the winter months as you mentioned.

other than that, it's either hot and hazy (Mar-Apr), scotching hot or pouring with rain with risk of flood (past few days)

that said, i know a few people that retired there. If the haze gets really bad, they go down south or another country for a few weeks till it clears up. This year was pretty good though.

Oh and I forgot to mention Chiangmai can be hotter than Bangkok during the hot season meaning Songkran period. 
 

And yes residents who can afford to leave Chiangmai during the haze period.

[Fcw75]

Just now, steveluv said:

Oh and I forgot to mention Chiangmai can be hotter than Bangkok during the hot season meaning Songkran period. 
 

And yes residents who can afford to leave Chiangmai during the haze period.

Thanks for info. 😁

[Mooose]

2 hours ago, steveluv said:

- Haze is definitely much worst than you experience in Singapore or Malaysia as a matter of fact the readings can be worst than the worst in India.

 

that said, bangkok smog readings are pretty poor throughout the year too .. best would be to stay away from bangkok city itself and go either to the outskirts like samut prakan or nearby like hua hin or chonburi .. or go to the provinces ..

 

[Throttle2]

36 minutes ago, steveluv said:

Oh and I forgot to mention Chiangmai can be hotter than Bangkok during the hot season meaning Songkran period. 
 

And yes residents who can afford to leave Chiangmai during the haze period.

I thought best is koh Samui or Huahin?

[Stary]

I think for retirement,  people need to also think about accessibility to good medical services/hospitals.  While it is nice to retire in front of a beach, how far is the nearest major hospital? It is no fun if during an emergency, you need to be airlifted to some major hospitals hundreds of kms away.

 

 

[Wt_know]

23 minutes ago, Starry said:

I think for retirement,  people need to also think about accessibility to good medical services/hospitals.  While it is nice to retire in front of a beach, how far is the nearest major hospital? It is no fun if during an emergency, you need to be airlifted to some major hospitals hundreds of kms away.

55 to 70 can retire in Koh Sam Mui with Mojhito

after 70 retire in SG eith kopi-peng and TCSS with other ah peks (wearing gold lolex) … lol

[Spidey10]

7 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

55 to 70 can retire in Koh Sam Mui with Mojhito

after 70 retire in SG eith kopi-peng and TCSS with other ah peks (wearing gold lolex) … lol

I thot you wanna say....70 come back SG to work ....

[Wt_know]

11 minutes ago, Spidey10 said:

I thot you wanna say....70 come back SG to work ....

pay so much tax ... after 70 of course come back to use the medical services la 

CHAS here CHAS there ...and subsidized medicine .... 😉

but hearsay, JB medicines lagi cheap ... i bought all my medicines from msia .... for now

Edited May 26, 2022 by Wt_know

[inlinesix]

Just now, Wt_know said:

pay so much tax ... after 70 of course come back to use the medical services la 

CHASS here CHASS there ...and subsidized medicine .... 😉

A lot of ole ppl likes to call ambulance.

[Spidey10]

2 minutes ago, Wt_know said:

pay so much tax ... after 70 of course come back to use the medical services la 

CHAS here CHAS there ...and subsidized medicine .... 😉

logical also....👍

[Kopites]

On 4/26/2022 at 6:54 PM, Fcw75 said:

Chiangmai for me. Cool weather, nice food and chio siam bu.

Misperception. Cool weather only up on the mountain. If your residency is on the hill than probably cool weather for certain months. Otherwise is dry and hot. 

There are many websites with info on migrating to Thailand. Landed residency on hill ain't cheap as need to factor in costs on constructing access road and utilities. 

If really keen on North Thai I would recommend Chiang Rai instead. 

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Kopites

[Kopites]

By the way I thought foreigner aren't allowed to buy landed in Thai? Must co owned. Literally saying set up another family there. 😁 Fcw75 suit you. 😁

Rule changed?

[Jamesc]

14 hours ago, Starry said:

To me, for retiring, most important is that I can speak the language , eat the food

You can speak Cantonese?

That's what they speak in Ipoh.

I couldn't understand what they were saying.

Then I drove to Penang and I could understand their Hokkian but it was a bit different to ours.

[Jamesc]

I think TH is safer to retire than MY.

I never hear people get mugged in TH

but I went for an oil massage in BKK

and I was rubbed the wrong way.

[Throttle2]

9 minutes ago, awhtc said:

Singapore since 2000s is about 50% foreigners.  The culture of true blue Singaporean is already long gone.

Going forward, Singapore will remain an economic powerhouse with GDP growth as #1 objective.

To be fair, we are and always have been a melting pot of cultures.  That is actuall our advantage in being a global city.  So i wasnt talking about that culture per se.

the point and focus here is that for Singaporeans who contributed and are now old and retired, should have their place in their home country Singapore such that the stories and heritage may not be lost in our quest to advance and grow economically.   

imagine a country where a large population of its seniors are living and retired overseas.  That would be quite sad. 

its quite endearing and meaningful for young people to talk to old people of a much earlier generation.   Much can be learned and values can be transferred along with traditions and culture.  

[Stary]

31 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

You can speak Cantonese?

That's what they speak in Ipoh.

I couldn't understand what they were saying.

Then I drove to Penang and I could understand their Hokkian but it was a bit different to ours.

Yeap, I can listen and speak Canto.  Usually I use that in Ipoh and KL, but in the last 1-2 decade, they are quite ok in Mandarin too.

But with the Malays, I will speak Malay. 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Starry