Reasons Why Expats Like Living in Malaysia

Expatriates are flocking Malaysia not only for business opportunities but also for adventure and to experience nature in its most refreshing sense. Reviewed and dubbed as the “Wild East”, Malaysia may have its own conflicts but it cannot be denied that it still continues to attract foreigners and visitors from all over the world. Most of the expats who travel to Malaysia join the MM2H or “Malaysia My Second Home” program under which they are entitled to buy a home in the country.

The Peterson Group Bespoke Condominium and Residences, expert in providing luxury homes for expatriates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia states, “it is an easier contract for expats in Malaysia. They are not restricted. Malaysians easily share the wonders they have. That is just their nature”.

Some live in Malaysia for a couple of months each year to hibernate, as the climate is pleasantly tropical thus nicer compared to the often cold western climate. Here are the other advantages in choosing the Wild East as either your permanent or temporary home:

1. Job Opportunities

Living and working in Malaysia is possible in multiple ways. The best way is to be sent off to Malaysia as an expatriate by an international employer. This is the best way as an expat package usually means you are able to live a wealthy live here in Malaysia. The conditions are usually best when people are sent to Malaysia contrary to people who try their luck after arriving in Malaysia. A warning: It can be quite difficult, almost impossible, to just fly to Malaysia on a tourist visa and look for work, unless you are highly educated with years of experience in a sought after field of work. Chances are very slim as Malaysian employers benefit more from employing local staff rather than international staff. Local conditions related to income and benefits are usually not that great compared to an expat package.

2.Cost of Living

Compared to Singapore, the cost of living is cheaper in Malaysia plus, you can shift from urban living to simple life and back from time to time since the country has the best of both worlds.

3.Environmental Factors

Malaysia is one of the richest countries when it comes to natural resources. You have got to experience tropical adventures and discover exotic species of both flora and fauna. Air, Water and Land adventures in Malaysia are too rich to miss out.