Here are a few:

https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/daman...sale-105489312/
https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/banda...sale-102636410/

https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/banda...sale-103104625/

https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/seri-...sale-105627395/

https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/suban...sale-103463579/

https://www.iproperty.com.my/property/jalan...sale-105625400/
Some actually quite decent, at least there are options. For the average Taipei person, what hope is there to own even a studio? Same with other major cities.

If you go kampung, it can also be done in Malaysia. Can even get a landed for rm400k or less. And pretty decent towns as well. Like Taiping or Ipoh or Sungai Petani, Batu Pahat, Kluang etc.

Btw, on the race and religion Warfare thing. Just turn off the news, and go live your regular life. Does it affect you if you just try to live a normal life as a retiree? So what does what you see on the news bother you for?

If you don't like the PuAS stuff, just stick to places where they aren't around, like Selangor or Penang or Perak or Johor.

Home ownership. You can get an apartment for rm300-400k in Klang Valley. Even at rm200k there are options. In Singapore. If you are not a PR,  SGD1M will barely get you a shoebox apartment. NYC/SF, you can barely get anything for 1M USD. The same with Vancouver. Similar issues in London. And Taipei, and HK, and Seoul, and Shanghai. You get the point. In KL you can rent a room for under rm1k, an apartment for 1.5k or less. What's the rent in those cities I mentioned above?

I think my situation is pretty lucky compared to a lot of other Malaysians, live in Malaysia but earning expat pay, with expat benefits including monthly rental and living allowance, and I use that rental and living allowance to pay for a new condo and car in KL. I have a property in JB and also a property in Guangzhou, my family just gets mutiple entry visa then can stay there 30 days at a time, so basically can spend 50% of time there and 50% of time here after retire.

Pros of staying in Malaysia:

- Low cost of living
malaysian agree?

Give you my honest realistic feedback, since I've worked in both countries:
1) After yesterday's state elections, you can already see Malaysia's future in the next GE, and up to 2050. You pandai-pandai read all the analysis ya.
2) What do you think Malaysia's education system is like today? Do you think it's good? Is it in the Top 10 ranking in the world? You decide your children's future.
3) Going overseas means where? Is it easy for you to get work visa sponsorship? Do you want to migrate for good? Give up your citizenship?

Pros of staying in Malaysia:

- Low cost of living => Are you sure? Who do you think has a lower cost of living? A Malaysian earning RM15,000 or a Singaporean earning SGD15,000?
- Familiar environment => How old are you? Do you feel Malaysia gives you the same familiar feeling compared to when you were growing up?
- More laid back compared to fighting it out overseas => How do you objectively compare this?
- Familiar food => Fair point, but learn to masak sendiri.
- Familar culture => Fair point, but culture comes from within.

Cons of Malaysia

- Weak currency => Tahu, takpe. Just look at Malaysia's currency in 2003 vs. 2023. 20 years. How much has it depreciated on a long-term basis.
- Economy is falling further and further behind every year and doesn't look to be recovering => Can you come up with a realistic plan to save Malaysia's economy? If you can't, you think corrupted politicians can? Tak boleh pakai one.
- Education is quite lacking => Education in Malaysia is designed the push more divide between races & religion.

Pros of migrating

- Higher earning with stronger exchange rate => Which countries? Will those countries welcome you with open arms? What value can you bring to their nation?
- Better education => Even some African countries have similar education levels vs. Malaysia, so yes, overseas education is getting better and better.
- More developed industries for the aspiring person => You can aspire, but does those nations aspire to have you as their citizen?

Cons of migrating

- Most of the developed world has insane housing and living costs which minimize or negate any advantage in earning power increase => Migrate as an expat. Get your company to cover your housing rental. Quickly apply PR & citizenship status to enjoy better housing benefits & lower tax rates.
- Stressful as you are a migrant => So you don't feel stressed in Malaysia? Everyday you smiling from morning to night?
- Not familiar food => You're an adult. Learn to cook your familiar food.

Hence, I think, the best is to work in Singapore then retire in Malaysia. Earn SGD then retire in Malaysia to spend it. It is better than working in Australia, US, Europe, Japan, Korea, Taiwan which is probably a struggle to earn enough to have a high quality of living. => Do you think Malaysia is still going to be a good place to retire in 2050 or whenever you plan to retire? I work in Singapore. I plan to retire in Taiwan, even-though I'm Malaysian and it's more expensive there. Why? Cause I still think Taiwan is better for retirement, as long as China does fight with US via Taiwan as a proxy.

It is also better than working in Malaysia and struggling with the weak currency as well.
=> One final argument here. If you had converted all your MYR to SGD each time you saved your money in a Malaysian bank under FD, your money would have earned more appreciation vs. doing a part-time job in Malaysia.

Malaysia Boleh!

The reality is not all Malaysians will have the opportunity or the skills or the luck to work overseas. So, some will have to make do with living in Malaysia. That said, Malaysia is not that bad of a place to live and grow old.

Those places you listed, are in neighborhoods where the properties are mostly rented out (to Africans / student community / B40 residents) & some are really damn far from good amenities.
If you feel it's worthwhile retiring in, go ahead man. Stayed in Ipoh when I was growing up. Not gonna retire there. Kampungs in Taiwan are better.
You do realize when you are retired, you still need to interact with people right? Younger generations running business.
What service levels would you end-up getting if they grow up indoctrinated with race & religious bias?

I find your feedback is interesting and relatively fair.

I think, your point about wages may be inaccurate, Malaysians working for MNC or GLC for 10 plus years can earn RM10k and above. However, in Singapore, to earn more than $10k is highly unlikely (for most)

Your statement on "wanting" to migrate and "able" to migrate is spot on. The competition to migrate to developed countries is fierce and some countries do not accept foreigners at all.

The reality is not all Malaysians will have the opportunity or the skills or the luck to work overseas. So, some will have to make do with living in Malaysia. That said, Malaysia is not that bad of a place to live and grow old.

I find your feedback is interesting and relatively fair.

I think, your point about wages may be inaccurate, Malaysians working for MNC or GLC for 10 plus years can earn RM10k and above. However, in Singapore, to earn more than $10k is highly unlikely (for most)

Your statement on "wanting" to migrate and "able" to migrate is spot on. The competition to migrate to developed countries is fierce and some countries do not accept foreigners at all.

The reality is not all Malaysians will have the opportunity or the skills or the luck to work overseas. So, some will have to make do with living in Malaysia. That said, Malaysia is not that bad of a place to live and grow old.

Never said they were the best. It's obviously budget options. But it's not as bad as you make it out to be. Probably much better than staying in the Tenderloin in SF for sure. And way cheaper.

If you say those are too undesirable for you, fine. Whatever you think is ok in Malaysia, the equivalent usually costs way more overseas, on a dollar-to-dollar basis. Haven't even factored in the exchange rate!

Like I mentioned, to each, their own. For me, I don't find Malaysia appealing as a retirement country in 2050.
I would rather retire in Singapore or Taiwan, given the choice. Maybe other countries might open up, but Malaysia remains a low priority.
Take note, I'm just comparing countries within Asia, not Western world.

You mentioned that Singapore properties are pigeon holes, but the options you listed are the same. None are landed.
I understand that other states will have landed properties around that price range, but you don't just decide on a retirement country based on property prices.
There's other factors like healthcare, family ties, safety, community, racism, religious extremism, etc. We need to be mindful of the population trends towards 2050.

We are talking about RM200-400k. So I didn't list down landed. Make up your mind on whether we are talking affordable or affluent housing. You are all over the place!

Landed in Klang Valley is around RM1M vs Singapore SGD4M....

I'm not all over the place. When you started the thread, you listed all sorts of factors. Now you just drill down retirement to property affordability.
How do you make life decisions man?

You can't compare SG landed vs. Malaysia landed because it's not an apple-to-apple comparison.
One is a country where land is scarce, one is having an abundance of land.

On wages, I'm just making a dollar-to-dollar comparison.
Earning SGD10k vs. MYR10k between countries, you will see a better quality of life in Singapore. Tax rates are also lower in Singapore.
Agree with you on the realities of migrating. My point is, if you have a chance to migrate to a better place, might as well do it!