Thats quite a kampung place but they have quite a few shopping complex like Aeon and V-City which is quite new. Not too bad. If you dont mind smaller houses I think you can also find HKD5000 over there. I have worked in HK city for about two year. And food is much much more expensive in the main city.

Be prepare to stay in a flat that is about 350sqft where you open the door and you can see your bed, kitchen and bathroom.

I did not pay to MPF as at that time I was on expat package and also all taxes are paid for by my company. My understanding is the the maximum tax you pay was 15%. Its definitely lower than Malaysia which I think was 25%.

Question is how you calculate "getting paid lesser"? It depends what you want in the job. If its for experience, then I think getting less is acceptable. If you want to maintain your current lifestyle, then its another different story. What you can do is, list down what you currently do like, afternoon tea in Hyatt every weekend, spa every month, etc. Then you find equivalent cost in HKD. Factor in rental and also how much you want to save then that would be the salary that YOU think you should have. So it depends very much on what you want. As you are moving to a new country and not buying kankung in a market, you really need to do all this research. It took me 6 months of research and negotiation before I took the plunge to go overseas.

THat also if you are staying alone in a cheap place. If you have children and rent a better place, you need to at least double that.

Hmm.....dont really think so. Working in Japan now, I think Japan is best for single men. Here girls are trying to change to a international mindset.

This is so very true. especially in "Tai pai tong". I always need my wife to patiently explain to me what is on the menu and also the set menu that is available.

This post has been edited by sacwoc: Dec 21 2016, 09:17 AM

Its not quite high.....its one of the highest in the world. Hence you need to earn HKD to live in HKD and not MYR.

That is just if you are single! Planning to move my whole family there.........education for my children will cost a bomb!

That's about right. Education is really expensive and they start from 3 years old. British Council Pre school for kids 3yrs -6 yrs cost about 72,000HKD/year.

I do have a property in HK currently but a bit far of from city center. As I am looking at a few schools in HK, I might just sell it off and get one nearer to their school.