Engineering is harder coz you have both theory and practical. You might be excel in engineering theory but if you cant design, build or fix stuffs u r pretty much useless in industry.

Accounting is more on practice and hard work. If you hard work in accounting you will go far.

Anyhow accounting is easier to earn more money. You got ACCA already can earn 5 figures after few years. Also can easily make side income freelancing. In next 10-20 years accounting job might be less demanding as AI is catching up and more automation.

Meanwhile Engineering depends on industry, if u in manufacturing u can see light at the end of tunnel when u r 40s. If u in Energy, OnG or Telco u pretty much will be T20 bracket before 40. But most engineering job in Msia is kuli level.