job offer of 12000 rm per month

Hi Amit, this is a really good package for a person with 5 years of experience. Since you are single, you will be able to lead a good life in KL.

Where is your office located? Maybe you could stay close to your office and avoid the train completely. But if it's in an expensive area, then you should look at which train station is closest to you and look for a condo along that train lines. There are quite a few train lines in KL btw.

It's difficult to figure out cost of living, but look at my previous posts on costs. The big ones are obviously accomodation and tax. Accomodation can go from 1500-3000. Again, if you provide your office location, better suggestions on locations where you can stay with better rent estimates can be made. Taxes would be approx 1500-1800 RM after the 182-day period.

Just bear in mind that almost all rent contracts are for one year. So find the location that is most convienient for the first year and change the next year. By the second year, you will be more accustomed to KL and will know the best place to live for you.

EPF is not compulsory for expats. But it does provide some tax relief. Don't ask how much :-) This should be a discussion with your HR. Policies differ from company to company.

Brickfields (also known as Little India) is an area where there are plenty of South Indian and Punjabi restaurants. However, I wouldn't advise staying in Brickfields but in KL Sentral, which is where many Indians tend to stay and it's 5 mins drive to Brickfields. KL Sentral is also a commercial hub and it's a hub train station. Rents are higher here but it's a worthy price to pay for cheap Indian food, expat Indian community and access to train network.

Hello Amit,

Welcome to Expat.com!

A new topic has been created with your post on the Kuala Lumpur forum.

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hi.. WOW.. that's a nice offer.. is there anyway you can refer me to your company.

Same here.. almost coming on the same salary. Have you already reached?

not yet.. when you going to KL anyway?

I will mostly be shifting next week..

hey refer me if there is available?

Very good Salary. Depends on how you like to live. But a normal life will cost you 3K. To rent a master room in a good location & pay for your public transportation & eating properly. So you can easily save 9K