I’m from the US and spent about a year in Malaysia. Lived in KL and Penang. It’s my first choice in Asia to live. Love the cheap bus system. Shopping malls are massive and the Malaysians love to shop! Bookstores still exist in Malaysia unlike the US.

Thanks for the good and direct current information and hints!

Great video!!!! Was nicely explained! Hoping to visit soon!

Great to see your channel growing! Keep it up! In Miri, my favorite place now charges rm7 for a regular sized laksa 😥

Ohhhww wow...!! Good information on your video Nick...!! Thanks for the idea of coming up with this video..!! Well done and good job..👍👍😃

Kuching’s food price is cheaper than other places in Malaysia. I’m from Sabah and it shocked me how cheap is the food there from my last trip to Kuching.

Man this is a great video thanks

I stayed in Kuching for awhile. Clean, beautiful place. My friend lives there.

1st...thanks for sharing...😀

Hey Nick, maybe after this pandemic is over and the MCO is lifted maybe u can make a meet and greet session. Maybe at a nearby Rumah Asap or bar in Kuching.

Great info!!

Cost of housing. Rental of 2 - 3 bedrooms apartment could cost not less than rm1.5k (mid range - a little outside the city centre) in KL. KL city centre is expensive. Cheese is not cheap in Sarawak or Malaysia in general because they're "prime" goods which are imported. Car fuel is cheap in Malaysia because in Malaysia it is subsidised.

Thank you so much for your amazing video.Yea nice comparation about east and west Malaysia .So now you people's can understand about the situation here.I live in Kuching and this year everything rise in price and for us as a citizens here have to plan wisely how to spend our money as the salary over here is not so high and have to think more wisely for where we have to go.Thank you so much for your video Nice explaination.God blessed you always

Nick great video hahahah you are walking in my foot steps here in Sarawak

Interesting contend. Specially at a time like this where the busses is not bright n Looking for cheaper option's. 👍

I used to live in Den Haag in a tiny apartment. 50% of my monthly earnings were allocated to the apartment rental. luckily groceries are fairly cheap and would only cost me 10% of my salary. i used my fiets or tram to commute to work. I was able to have a generous amount of saving each month. In malaysia, 30% of my earning goes to my house commitment. i spend over 30% on groceries and dining out. i need to maintain a car to get to places. I would say living in malaysia is quite challenging in terms of financial for locals.

Nice video👍🏼

I totally agree with everything you said. Im from Scotland and moved to Malaysia in 2012, was first living in KL. As you said, almost everything is more expensive and then there is the traffic (that's a topic on its own) I then moved to my wife's home town in Ipoh, much more laid back and relatively cheaper than KL. I love the local people and food, my wife is an excellent cook as is her mother. Unfortunately with covid, life is Malaysia has changed considerably and even though I have a spouse visa I'm currently stuck in Scotland waiting for permission to come home. If your even in Ipoh please look me up.

I saw an article recently and it said sarawak and sabah were actually the most expensive states in Malaysia. Also they mentioned salary was lower than in other states. I was surprised when I came here. Cost of living here is much higher than in Morocco for example where I was before.

Hi Nick , like your Blog about Malaysia , Kuching . Have you ever made a study about retiring in Kuching specially for seniors , How’s there hospital facilities in comparison with other countries. Your topic are very interesting & enlightening Thank you .

Hi Nick, nice sharing..btw, in The Netherlands they sale diferent things at the coffeeshop..i guess u know what i mean 😊..

Hi..nice watching your video

nice one! sounds about right!

Mantap 🤗👍

rm24/5kg is specialty rice, regular one only rm13/5kg

Thanks for this video n thanks for sharing your experience with d cost of living in Malaysia. Many things r still very affordable. That's for d high n medium income group, for d low income group, they r still struggling with d cost of living.

Hello from Singapore!!

Thanks for featuring kuching, my hometown

Love from Perak, Malaysia

Hi! I'm from Miri. Miri cost of living is more expensive because of our neighbor Brunei which is 15-20 minutes drive to the border.

Hi Nik, I really like your channel and I also like Kuching a lot. However, I was very puzzled that you compared rents in Kuching with rents in KL. Why? Surely it makes much more sense to compare rents with a provincial town similar to Kuching - say, for example, Melaka. According to my research Melaka rents and property purchase prices are considerably lower than in Kuching. In fact according to all the statistics I have seen Sarawak & Sabah property prices are about the highest in the whole of Malaysia - with the obvious and understandable exception of KL. Do you agree?

I wonder if u ever hiked the Kinabalu mountain. Have a great day sir

As a Sarawakian born, things here are cheaper than KL. Furthermore i can still look for my own free food from the jungle. I agree with you Nik.

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Kuching is still the cheapest place for food as compared to Kota Kinabalu. A beautiful place.

Need a new one of these for after the Pandemic 1 year later? I hear they are building a lot of condos in Kuching.

nice video

Hi Nick Good morning... from Phnom Penh

Hi Nick, planning come down to semenyih with my Malaysian wifey and kiddo. Currently we live abroad and would like to come back there to settle in. Biggest fear: post COVID job market for foreigners (european) and international schooling cost (I know we already have a choice and go for local schools) to sustain that. Any opinion from personal experience?

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Hey Nick, I am hoping to move to Kuching in the future, should I buy my Apple laptops and iPhones in the U.S. and bring with me or are they affordable in Sarawak? Also, does Amazon Prime deliver there? Thanks...

Terima kasih bercerita tentang Malaysia, ooppss..Sarawak specifically. Apa kata Nick bercakap pula tentang tempat lain di Sarawak..! Mungkin ada persamaan dan perbezaan yang unik yang tidak Nick temui di Batang Ai, Kuching, Kuala Lumpur dan Netherlands. Satu perkara lagi...tidak Malaysia sebenar jika tiada DURIAN dalam senarai menu anda.

has Malaysia opened up for tourist? if yes, do u know what's the protocol with Covid19 entering the country ? like PCR test and self quarantine...etc thnx in advance

Love from kota kinabalu

Hi Nick, do you know if foreigner can buy property in Sarawak? if yes, do they need to have mm2h or business visa? thanks for your video

hang in there gibbon ....question: are there tiny houses as in shipping container sized stuff....

awesome! thanks, Nick, by any chance do you know if (1)a car from KL can be transported to KK if say one decides to move there for good? 2. What are the requirements for a spouse visa? please share. TIA.

Hi Nick slmt pgi.

I am American and married to a Malaysian I plan on retiring in Malaysia

Hello, what is the best way to find and rent long term appartment, Online booking or?

Greeting from kuching too 😁

Hi from The Netherlands. I'm originally from Miri, Sarawak. I'm Orang Ulu and married with Dutch man and stay here now..Enjoy your life in Sarawak with "heerlijk eten" especially Mee kolok, ayam pansuh, Laksa Sarawak. Before I move here, actually I was an ex Leading Stewardess for Air Asia..You just reminds me about my ex company when you say about Air Asia..Geniet van je leven in Kuching, Sarawak!

Sarawak where place you stay Nick I'm also from sarawak Sri. Aman

How much does medical treatment costs for both public and private hospital ?

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A terrace house in Penang costs you more than RM1mil in town.

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Hi, from history Malaysia is formed originally with west penisular (west malaysia), sabah, sarawak, singapore and brunei. Thats the original of malaysia before Singapore and Brunei left Malaysia. As Kelantanese Malaysian, it is sad to see most of development concentrate it west malaysia especially city centre area, but i think it normal for any big cities around the world to be concentrate in city centre area as it more efficient to build and maintain big infrastructre in highly populated area. Population of east malaysia 5.5M which make out only 20% of malaysian population out of 32M. 1 out 4 malaysian live around Greater KL (KL, Selangor) which is estimated 8-10M. Hopefully in future more development can be distribute evenly especialy wilayah Sabah, wilayah Sarawak, and other state Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah... Good to see in recent years Sabah and Sarwak teritory make a lot of progress.

The funny thing in Msia is we like to call everything Dutch....Holland onion...a Turkey...a Holland hen...Ayam Belanda....etc...

But internet says you can stay a maximum of 30days every entry with tourist visa but you said one can stay upto 3months with tourist visa

Trip to Netherland for some lucky subscribers hihi

What's the price of buying liquor for your house? Like vodka, wine, etc!

What is the minimum wage in Malaysia? Is it easy to find a job in Malaysia. I also from the Netherlands by the way. What kind of visa I need in order to live in Malaysia for like 1 or 2 years?

Hi May i know the visa process duration for east Malaysia to enter Sarawak

How mutch has one have to invest to get a citizenship by investment? As my mother is from Kutching, I would like to have a second passport.

What about a gym membership with real weights and kettlebells ?

Food in Sarawak is quite expensive.

How come you speak very fluent English if you are from Netherlands?

Hey bro..make a video eat durian musang king reaction....lol

when u applied for the spouse visa did u have the 6 months cooling off period? where you have to do visa runs

This guy is handsome, i mean very handsome

Hello🥰😍

5 star at Rm300... Woow.. share location plz... I wanna go there...hahax.. a shoplot hotel near my area in KL is Rm300 a night.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Your diction on "bye bye" somehow, i cant tell what accent is that

750k MYR for a terraced house in Kuala Lumpur is quite impossible now.

Your accent sounds more like american.. U should sound more like the brits.. I Like it tho..bcoz i was a grad from states

Could a family of 4 live comfortably in 8000 ringitt per month?

Kinda cute

I'm from Kuching bro... Wanna go for a fishing trip??? I can arrange that for you... Just let me know if you're interested

Not anymore, inflation is hurting

Too much talk about cheese? There's never too much talk about cheese!

As a foreigner who lives permanently in malaysia, do you pay foreigner price or local price for touristy things ?

gasoline price

average salary & monthly income - taxation scheme ??

No offense but your face look like malaysia artist bront palarae 😆👍

How do you afford to live in Malaysia for so many years? What do you do?

How are tattoos on women reveal in Malaysia

You cute

2 ringgit I can buy a drink and a nasi lemak

Nick. Not Malaysian Borneo.. it shd b Sarawak or Malaysia. No need to mentioned Borneo. Unless u really want to talk abt the whole of Borneo. Plse get it right