Living cost in KL is too much. Unbearable and everyone is just money minded. No money no anything.

Cost of living is very high, comparable to cities like Melbourne or Canberra. I would like to seek another place to migrate and stay, with much lower cost of living

Is East Malaysia good? I heard cities like Kuching or KK are as advanced as Penang and JB. So I guess it's good. Plus, I met many east Malaysian. They are friendly, nice, kind and very helpful. Not materialistic at all.

How's the cost of living?

Which state is morr advance?

Almost all around 2000 to 3500 so no different than in kl.
Kk pretty chill compare kl but kk kinda less event than in kl.

Which state household richer and wealthier?

Why do Sabah have so many illegal immigrants?

Kuching is very cheap to live in, but property prices have been increasing quite a bit. Kolo mee is the benchmark but laksa can be double in price.

Also, remember that Borneo is an island so everything that is not local is more expensive than KL, as you'll need to cover the shopping costs etc. Same for flights to anywhere, you normally need to add KCH-KL leg and the time.

A non Sarawakian would need a permit, pass, or visa to stay long term... even if you marry a local. The bright side is, if you marry a Sarawakian bumi, your children will be bumi.

Which cheong scene better? KK or Kuching?

Sarawak mostly if look at the high building from far looks very clear most days unlike KL where the KLCC always blurry or hazy when  look from far.

I heard Soviet salary are comparable to kl. Not to mention offshore, but normal salary is about 8k-9k for early 30s

i prefer kk. more things to do. islands, mountains, imago mall like a mini midvalley, direct flight for holiday to japang,korea, definitely better food (some cant even find in kl)
But....
a bit more expensive than kch. if you're used to kl then its not shocking.
a bit less safe. I remember walking into centrepoint a few years back and feeling like i could get robbed at every corner (although nothing happened). fights in centrepoint is not unheard of. some kampung air areas even polis dun go in. its fine if you avoid a few places.
And....
everything moves at a snails pace. line up in Giant also dem slow compared to kl.
But generally ppl are friendly.

global? bro, i drove around at night in kk and wondered why its so dark, not like in kl you can a lot of times drive without lights. Just a stark contrast that i noticed.
i'd say kk is closer to malacca than to penang.
when i first went there to work in the 90s we took a drive in town on the first day. after 15mins, huh? thats it?
now of course its bigger but i believe subang+usj is bigger than kk.

You wanna move anywhere, better visit one or 2 weeks and look see first.

how long can oil and timber last? petronas says in. 2019 only last 10 years. Assuming a more conservative estimate i give 15-20 years. Probably retiring there is ok but state govt probably is cash-strapped to run public services , infrastructure and road maintenance

Those 60-year-lease condos are extremely expensive by WM's standard. They're more expensive than a similarly sized FH condo in Penang or even KV.

And old houses in areas like BDC or Tabuan can be more expensive than a house in Subang Jaya.