Best places in the world to retire... Malaysia no. 3

Anak_Nogori

saya pencen releks je dlm Malaysia ni..sebab saya jenis fikir positif...yg pk nagetif...duduk mana pun dalam dunia ni mesti stress je hidupnya....jenis tak tahu bersyukur..mana tak stress mental...

ronin

Rasanya dah pernah ada thread ni....artikel pun bln jun...

Gnot

Maldives is the best...!!

akusukaq

Ipoh pun jadi pilihan pesara sbb lembah yg nyaman dikelilingi gunung batu kapur dan persekitaran yg berseh. Penang agak serabut jalan sempit dan kotor

azharariff

ini utk expat pencen lah buat yg local tu menganga ja la mulut tengok expat kokesen, PRC suma menikmati the best in life, lawak la sapa bangga sgt tu.

Decaffeinated

Malaysia—Asia’s Best Retirement Haven

Malaysia retirement

Malaysia is the best place to retire in Asia right now, and there’s no sign of that changing. A couple can live comfortably in a luxury ocean-view condo on $1,700 a month including rent. (We know of couples living more modestly on even less…try $1,000 a month, including rent.)

The average temperature is 82 F all year round, and you’ll find some of the best beaches in the world here. There are cool hill stations, mountain retreats from the time of the British Raj, islands to hop or explore by yacht, and heath care is second-to-none.

Penang Island, in the north east and Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital in the south, are medical centers of excellence. The hospitals are top-notch and the physicians speak English, having been either been trained or completed their postgraduate studies in the U.S. or UK—which makes the cost of health care all the more incredible. You can see a specialist without any need for an appointment for as little as $11. Just turn up. It’s the same with dentists.

Infrastructure here is First World and you’ll have no problem finding high speed Internet or cable TV (Packages cost from $30 a month). If you chose to drive you’ll find the roads are excellent. And when you move to Malaysia you can import a car—and your household goods—duty free.


There is a program that allows non-Malaysians to stay in Malaysia on a social visit pass for 10 years. Called Malaysia my Second Home, it’s automatically renewable for an additional 10 years when it expires. If you are retired, you need a fixed deposit of RM150,000 ($46,707), and you can draw down half that to buy a property, go back to school, or for medical purposes. On top of that you must show proof that you receive a pension from the government of RM10,000 ($3,114) per month. As a rule of thumb the older you are the easier and cheaper it is to join the program.

If you chose to buy property Malaysia makes it easier for you as a foreigner than anywhere else in the region. You can buy freehold and there’s no limit on the number of properties you can own either, just a minimum purchase price set by the local government (it’s $163,500 in Penang).

The country’s diverse ethnic mix makes being a stranger here easy. Whether you live in bohemian Penang or Kuala Lumpur, the country’s hip capital, you’ll meet friendly locals who are happy to stop and chat and welcome you into their home. People are accepting, just ask the international mix of expats all on the same journey as you and happy to share.

Many expats are members of organizations like the American Association of Malaysia and an active social life is easy to find. With good quality dining so cheap (you can have dinner for $3, a gin and tonic is $2) most people find themselves out at least a few times a week.

If you want to keep busy and earn some money, starting your own business is an uncomplicated process. There are expats here running cafés, yoga studios, restaurants, and schools and making money through exporting optic fiber cabling.

Malaysian’s also have a lot of respect for older people; in fact it’s an intrinsic part of their culture. A full-time, live-in maid costs just $400 a month, and single older expats hire maids with nursing abilities, who care for them in the comfort of their own home. Betty Cotton, who lived in San Francisco for many years does just that and wouldn’t be without her live-in maid. “I moved to Malaysia by myself when I was 85 years old. I live in my own home, I have my own things around me, and if I need anything, anything at all, I have great neighbors who are just a phone call away. I wouldn’t live anywhere else.”


decaf: foreigner boleh beli rumah (condo?) kat penang for about RM 500k?

Decaffeinated

PEPPERMAN posted on 22-11-2014 07:13 AM
Negara kartel dadah bermaharajalela pun masuk senarai????

Saya tak bangga dgn ranking ni

How Our Annual Retirement Index Works

Each year our team of editors, correspondents and in-country experts grows larger. And as it does so, so too does the mountain of information that goes into formulating our Annual Retirement Index.

It takes months for our team to analyze all of the data we receive. To get the answers that matter most we filter everything across eight crucial categories: real estate, special retirement benefits, cost of living, ease of integration, entertainment and amenities, health care, retirement infrastructure and climate.

This is mainly a qualitative assessment exploring what matters most to you when you consider an overseas retirement spot. Sure, we look at lots of hard numbers like Internet penetration, average humidity and rainfall…the percentage discount you receive as a retiree in restaurants… And in terms of costs we’re comprehensive, looking at everything from the price of utilities, groceries, cable TV and a maid to real estate and rentals.

But we also interview expats to get the “ground truth.” What are the roads like? What is there to do? Is a car necessary? When you buy property does it represent good value? How good is the local health care, and not just in the country’s capital? How easy is it to stay in touch with the folks back home? Is it easy to make friends?

There’s something else, too. Some countries are vast, like Brazil, others are tiny like Malta…so how do we accurately compare them all? Well, we look closely at the destinations within each country that make sense for retirees…sometimes they are places that have long been attracting expats, with thousands of like-minded folk already there…other times, they’re newly discovered spots…

In some countries there might not be a whole lot of them. Take newcomer to the Index, Guatemala for example, where outside of colonial Antigua, the villages around Lake Atitlan and a couple of other places there aren’t any options we recommend. Then look to this year’s winner Panama where you’ll find dozens of places worth considering and a wide variety of choice, too…from beach destinations to modern city living. Bottom line, we work hard to ensure the data we use accurately reflects the real story on the ground in the specific spots we recommend.


See here for the final numbers in each category in our top 24 retirement havens—and read more about our categories and the data we use.

liton

Yang retire kat M'sia tu bukan sengkek ok. Depa amik MM2H program.
Mesti berumur 50 thn keatas, kena ada income tetap, RM350k kena buka fd kat M'sia.

liton

http://www.mm2h.gov.my/index.php/en/home/programme/statistics

Changa

PEPPERMAN posted on 22-11-2014 07:13 AM
Negara kartel dadah bermaharajalela pun masuk senarai????

Saya tak bangga dgn ranking ni

setiap survey ada indeks pengiraan nya.
bukan berdasarkan aku rasa itu ini sis.

takkan sis tak pernah buat sample untuk survey kot masa sekolah?

Changa

Decaffeinated posted on 22-11-2014 11:37 AM
How Our Annual Retirement Index Works

Each year our team of editors, correspondents and in-coun ...

itu lah sis, kakak tak faham setiap kali ada buka thread pasal survey itu ini pasti ada ummah bimbo felda pprt sunni dok pertikaikan based on apa yang mereka rasa.
mereka ingat orang buat survey based on rasa rasa jah kot?

aiyoh so bimbo macam tak pernah masuk sekolah, benda basic jah kot pasal survey ini, benda common sense, budak lepas tadika pun patut tahu konsep survey ini gimana di lakukan.

Changa

liton posted on 22-11-2014 11:39 AM
Yang retire kat M'sia tu bukan sengkek ok. Depa amik MM2H program.
Mesti berumur 50 thn keatas, ken ...

ramai ummah hencap pandang bangla low class namun bangla antara yg teramai ambil paket malaysia my second home program ini.

liton

Changa posted on 22-11-2014 11:56 AM
ramai ummah hencap pandang bangla low class namun bangla antara yg teramai ambil paket malaysia my ...

Ada bangla aman2 jah beli penthouse kat area klcc..

Esmiria

dauswq posted on 22-11-2014 03:18 AM
selalunya bunuh-bunuhan kartel tidak melibatkan org awam
spt juga bunuh-bunuhan sesama PATI di ms ...

Betulkah statement ini?

Esmiria

spiderman80 posted on 22-11-2014 03:04 AM
Sayang, awak nak ke mana-mana, abang ikut je...yang penting kita bahagia.
Jangan risau isteri tu ...

Bila nak daftarkan dia awak?

spiderman80

Esmiria posted on 22-11-2014 12:26 PM
Bila nak daftarkan dia awak?

Tunggu dia habis datang bulan dulu.

Esmiria

spiderman80 posted on 22-11-2014 04:28 AM
Tunggu dia habis datang bulan dulu.

Kenapa kna tunggu?

spiderman80

Esmiria posted on 22-11-2014 12:41 PM
Kenapa kna tunggu?

Sebab saya sukar meramal kitaran haid beliau yang tidak menentu. Ada kalanya, dia datang bulan sepanjang tahun.

sabbath_shalom

Malaysia ni memang sesuai utk warganegara asing yg dah nak mampusss...dan sesuai dengan ummah Sunni Syafie yg suke percaya viral pasal kiamat.

sabbath_shalom

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